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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2007 file photo, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales listens at the dedication of the New Orleans Family Justice Center in New Orleans. Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science. Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance confirmed the hiring on Tuesday. The hiring was first reported on the Austin American-Statesman in its online edition. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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    LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Dozens of current and former faculty at Texas Tech University have signed a petition objecting to the hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

    Walter Schaller said Thursday he began the petition because he was troubled by ethical issues that plagued Gonzales, including the question of torture at Guantanamo Bay and the firing of U.S. attorneys whose politics were not in line with the Bush administration.

    Gonzales, the Bush administration's attorney general, will teach a political science class on contemporary issues in the executive branch and recruit and retain minority students at Tech.

    Schaller anticipates the number of signatures — currently the petition has 74 current and former faculty members — will grow once school begins next month in Lubbock.

    Gonzales was the nation's first Hispanic attorney general.


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