Just out from McClatchy ...

Congressional sources who have seen unedited internal documents say the Bush administration considered firing at least a dozen U.S. attorneys before paring down its list to eight late last year.

The four who escaped dismissal came from states considered political battlegrounds in the last presidential election: Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Two of the four said they resigned voluntarily before the mass firings of U.S. attorneys on Dec. 7. Two continue to serve as federal prosecutors.

The big name here is Todd Graves from Kansas City who 'resigned' to make way for Patriot Act appointee Bradley Schlozman. This one's important since Schlozman is a master of the 'vote fraud' bamboozlement.

More to come on this soon.