When we speculate about just how far the current administration is willing to go, it might be well to remember that Harriet Miers, herself, was a recent nominee for Supreme Court Justice.

Congress ratcheted up the pressure Wednesday in the controversy surrounding the firing of several U.S. attorneys by sending subpoenas to two former high-ranking White House officials and a separate subpoena for documents to the White House chief of staff.

Under the subpoenas, former White House counsel Harriet Miers and Sara Taylor, a former aide to White House political advisor Karl Rove, will testify before Congress in mid-July about their roles in the attorney firings.

The action virtually assures a legal showdown between Democratic leaders in Congress and the Bush administration over revealing the White House's role in the controversy.

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