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Democracy Debate Centers on Iraq

Karl Rove and Max Cleland found themselves in a rare moment of agreement Friday — that America should bring democracy to the world.

Rove Keeps the Heat on Hillary Clinton

Master GOP strategist Karl Rove won't let up in his attacks on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton, but the intriguing question is why.

FBI Chief Contradicts Gonzales Testimony

The head of the FBI contradicted Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' sworn testimony and Senate Democrats requested a perjury investigation Thursday in a fresh barrage against President Bush's embattled longtime friend and aide.

Former White House Aide Seeks Immunity

The former executive assistant to White House political adviser Karl Rove is seeking immunity from prosecution before testifying about administration ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a House investigative committee revealed Tuesday.

Senate Subpoenas Gonzales on Rove E-Mail

Senators subpoenaed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Wednesday, ordering him to provide all e-mails related to presidential adviser Karl Rove and the firings of eight federal prosecutors.

White House Renews Gonzales Backing

Gonzales went to Capitol Hill on Thursday with just one mission: to placate Republican and Democratic senators dissatisfied with his account of how eight federal prosecutors were fired.

Agency Weighed Prosecutors' Politics

The Justice Department weighed political activism and membership in a conservative law group in evaluating the nation's federal prosecutors, documents released in the probe of fired U.S. attorneys show.

Protesters Target Rove at University

More than a dozen protesters confronted White House adviser Karl Rove as he tried to leave a speaking engagement at American University, blocking his car and throwing things, officials said.

Dems Want Rove to Testify Under Oath

Democrats are pressing President Bush to allow his political guru Karl Rove and other top aides to answer questions under oath about the firing of federal prosecutors.

Senate Panel OKs Subpoenas for Key Aides

A Senate panel, following the House's lead, authorized subpoenas Thursday for White House political adviser Karl Rove and other top aides involved in the firing of federal prosecutors.

Showdown Looms in Attorney Firings Probe

President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress careened closer to a full-blown legal showdown over the firing of federal prosecutors Wednesday as a House subcommittee voted subpoenas for top administration officials in defiance of the White House.

Bush Warns Dems to Take Offer in Firings

A defiant President Bush warned Democrats Tuesday to accept his offer to have top aides testify about the firings of federal prosecutors only privately and not under oath or risk a constitutional showdown from which he would not back down.

Republican Support for Gonzales Erodes

The White House dropped its contention Friday that former Counsel Harriet Miers first raised the idea of firing U.S. attorneys, blaming "hazy memories" as e-mails shed new light on Karl Rove's role. Support eroded further for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

E-Mail Indicates Rove Role in Firings

White House political adviser Karl Rove raised questions in early 2005 about replacing some federal prosecutors but allowing others to stay, an e-mail released Thursday shows. The one-page document, which incorporates an e-mail exchange in January 2005, also indicates Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was considering dismissing up to 20 percent of U.S. attorneys in the weeks before he took over the Justice Department.

GOP Support for Gonzales Erodes Further

Republican support for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales eroded further Thursday amid an intensifying furor over his role in federal prosecutor firings, as new e-mails surfaced indicating that top White House political adviser Karl Rove had an early hand in the dismissals.

N.M. GOP Official Sought Attorney Ouster

The chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party was quoted Saturday as saying he urged presidential adviser Karl Rove and one of his assistants to fire the state's U.S. attorney. He said later, however, the decision had already been made by the time he talked to Rove.

Libby Lawyers Attack Witness Credibility

The government's first witness in the CIA leak trial acknowledged Wednesday that he made inconsistent statements about his conversations with former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, now on trial for lying to investigators.

Lawyers Paint Libby As Sacrificial Lamb

Top White House officials tried to blame vice presidential aide "Scooter" Libby for the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity to protect President Bush's political strategist, Karl Rove, Libby's defense attorney said Tuesday as the aide's perjury trial began.

Bush Advisers Blitz Radio Airwaves

President Bush's political top gun Karl Rove gushes with optimism about Election Day. National security adviser Stephen Hadley says the Iraqis need to do more to secure their nation — and do it faster. Presidential confidant Dan Bartlett takes a few verbal punches at Democrats.

White House Aide to Rove Resigns

The latest casualty in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal was a key aide to presidential political strategist Karl Rove who once worked for the disgraced influence-peddler.

Sheehan, Others Protest at Rove Event

Chanting "Try Rove for treason," Cindy Sheehan and more than 50 other war protesters disrupted a reception before President Bush's top adviser Karl Rove spoke at a fundraiser Saturday.

Rove Blasts Journalists' Role in Politics

Presidential adviser Karl Rove said Saturday that journalists often criticize political professionals because they want to draw attention away from the "corrosive role" their own coverage plays in politics and government.

Former CIA Officer Sues Cheney Over Leak

The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career.

Novak-Rove Exchange Lasted 20 Seconds

Columnist Robert Novak said Wednesday that a conversation with White House aide Karl Rove that became an important part of the Valerie Plame affair lasted about 20 seconds.

Rove Discloses Gift of $2,073 Shotgun

The owner of the South Texas ranch where Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a hunting companion chipped in on the gift of a shotgun for presidential aide Karl Rove last year.

The Vine

Honey, They Shrunk the Congress

Source: The New York Times

President Bush's nominee for attorney general, Michael Mukasey, was asked an important question about Congress's power at his confirmation hearing.

Alberto Gonzales' May Face The Legal Consequences of the Bush Administration

Source: Slate

As our collective interest has shifted from the incompetence of the former attorney general to the independence of the next one, it's easy to forget that Alberto Gonzales may be in heaps of legal trouble.

Hillary Clinton's Mark Penn client of the day: Blackwater

Source: Politico

The firm of which Mark Penn remains president, Burson-Marsteller, has raised eyebrows for straying a bit from core Democratic Party issues, with its involvement in an anti-union campaign and for representing a leading, troubled subprime lender. But ... Blackwater?!

The Democrats' Year of Living Disastrously

Source: Salon.com

Outrage follows outrage, surrender follows surrender: Every day the unreality of our political discourse worsens, even as the reality on the ground grows more bitter and uncontainable.

Max Cleland Set To Debate Karl Rove

Source: tpmelectioncentral.com

This should make for some good theatrics: According to Political Wire, Karl Rove and Max Cleland, the triple amputee vet who was knocked out of the Senate partly by a nasty GOP ad campaign linking him to Osama Bin Laden, are set to debate one another at Pat Robertson's Regent Uni …

How Hillary could tank

Source: Salon.com

From hubby Bill's uncharted role to the Karl Rove factor to her scattered hawkish votes, the top 10 reasons why Clinton could take a fatal dive in the '08 race.

Chris DeMuth, Hack Extraordinaire: The leader of President Bush's favorite think tank bids adieu.

Source: Slate

Not to be outdone by Karl Rove, Dan Bartlett, and Tony Snow, Christopher DeMuth announced on Oct. 11 that he will leave the Bush team. Unlike these other Bush loyalists, DeMuth has not occupied a West Wing office—not lately, anyway.

GOP lawyer ties Rove to Siegelman case

Source: thehill.com

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) on Wednesday released an interview with GOP lawyer Dana Jill Simpson implicating former White House adviser Karl Rove in the prosecution and conviction of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman (D) on corruption charges.

Introducing Rove's New Protege

Source: The Huffington Post

I knew it, I @!$%#ing knew it. And people say I'm overreacting about the danger of Giuliani being elected in 2008. This is terrible, terrible news for America and the world.

War on Iraq: The Mega-Lie Called the "War on Terror": A Masterpiece of Propaganda

Source: AlterNet.org

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the state can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie ...

The Mega-Lie Called the "War on Terror": A Masterpiece of Propaganda

Source: AlterNet.org

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the state can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie ...

The fall of the Godmongers / Praise Jesus, it's the collapse of evangelical Christian rule in America. Rejoice!

Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

Do you know this clenched and panicky group? Of course you do. They're the throngs of megachurch lemmings Karl Rove masterfully manipulated and rallied and whored to Bush's very narrow advantage in two elections.

Karl Rove: Republicans Can Win on Health Care

Source: Wall Street Journal

This is a debate Republicans cannot avoid. But it is one we can win--if we offer a bold plan. Conservatives must put forward reforms aimed at putting the patient in charge. Increasing competition will ensure greater access, lower costs and more innovation.

Politics tainted Justice Department's investigations

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

It's easy to smear a reputation, hard to restore it.

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Jeff Gordon « Dreadnaught

Source: dreadnaught.wordpress.com

The inmate who sued Michael Vick for 63 billion dollars, has now sued Jeff Gordon and Karl Rove. This is a hand-written lawsuit, and is very funny.

Rove Replacement Seen as Highly Partisan Go-Getter

Source: The Washington Post

While President Bush was in Australia last week, the White House completed the divvying-up of Karl Rove's sizable and important portfolio.

Neo-Cons Enlist Bin Laden's Help To Counter 9/11 Truth

Source: prisonplanet.com

Discredited Pentagon-affiliated IntelCenter to release another dubious tape right when Bush needs it most, Osama pops up hours after new Zogby poll shows Americans want new 9/11 investigation for second time running 'The U.S.

Bush Profiled: Big Ideas, Tiny Details

Source: The New York Times

In "Dead Certain" Robert Draper draws a detailed portrait, based on six hourlong interviews with the notoriously press-wary president and interviews with some 200 other sources, including Laura Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

Clash with Cheney over Iran Prompted Rove Departure

Source:

It is as though I'm back as an analyst at the CIA, trying to estimate the chances of an attack on Iran. The putative attacker, though, happens to be our own president

Heartbroken Bush Runs After Departing Rove's Car

Source: The Onion

A confused President Bush broke free from the restraint of Secret Service agents this morning and ran in pursuit of departing deputy chief of staff Karl Rove's car for several blocks down Pennsylvania Avenue before being outdistanced by the vehicle.

Rove's good-bye kiss: Critics of 'clear-eyed' Bush will be wrong like Democratic critic of Vietnam war

Source: Raw Story

On his last day in the White House, Karl Rove gave President Bush one last politically charged booster shot.

Editorial: Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Source: vanityfair.com

Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate and not a pretty cocktail in a head of state. In fact, in a leader, it's a lethal cocktail.

Blame Rove for Presidential Primary Mess, Says GOP Insider

Source: cqpolitics.com

An action Rove took even before Bush entered the White House played a key role in allowing the scheduling of the states' presidential nominating events to descend into chaos - contends a longtime Wyoming Republican operative who led a months-long effort to rein in the already-a …

Pranksters Hit Karl Rove's Car, Outgoing White House Strategist's Jaguar Covered In Plastic Wrap - CBS News

Source: CBS News

Looks like someone in the White House decided to play a joke on Karl Rove including saran-wrapping his car and affixing an "I Love Obama" bumper sticker.

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