Bush appoints chief Abramoff prosecutor to the federal bench, but not to worry

Noel L. Hillman, chief prosecutor in the Abramoff case, has stepped down because it was discovered that George W. Bush just happened to have appointed him to a federal judgeship on Wednesday. The White House called the appointment "routine" and said it would not have affected the investigation. Democrats are calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the timing of the routine appointment.