On Thursday, lawmakers are scheduled to quiz Gonzales about his agency's budget request, but likely will ask questions about the scandal, too.
Also on Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on whether to authorize subpoenas for Miers; her deputy, William Kelley; and Rove, who said the controversy is being fueled by "superheated political rhetoric."
The panel already has approved using subpoenas, if necessary, for Justice Department officials and Scott Jennings, deputy to White House political director Sara Taylor, who works for Rove.
And if Gonzales does not have enough on his plate, two congressional panels are holding hearings on the FBI's misuse of the USA Patriot Act to secretly pry out personal information about Americans.
A Newsweek poll released on Saturday indicated that a majority of the American public -- 58 percent -- believes the firing of the US attorneys was politically motivated. Fewer than one-third want Gonzales to stay in his job.
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