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Karl Rove memoir coming in March

Karl Rove's memoir has a title, "Courage and Consequence," and a release date — March 9, 2010.

Health care debate draws Dean, Rove to Penn State

It sounded like the makings of raucous political theater: Former Democratic Party chief Howard Dean and former Bush administration official Karl Rove sharing a stage to discuss health care.

Rove: Conservatives need 'Obamacare' alternative

Former White House adviser Karl Rove said he thinks a health care reform bill will likely pass soon because of the numbers of Democrats in Congress, but they probably won't get the bill they have been pushing for.

Judge appoints public defender for Stanford

Jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford wanted former White House political adviser Karl Rove's attorney to represent him against charges he bilked investors out of $7 billion.

Testimony puts Rove at center of Justice firings

The U.S. attorney in Albuquerque, N.M., didn't see enough evidence when asked to prosecute some voter fraud cases in his state.

Former Bush aide testifies on prosecutor firings

Former Bush White House official Karl Rove was questioned by House Judiciary Committee lawyers Tuesday on any role he may have played in politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys.

Powell to Republicans: Listen to moderates, too

The conservative vs. moderate split threatening to rupture the Republican Party played out across the airwaves Sunday, with Colin Powell and Tom Ridge denouncing shrill and judgmental voices they say are steering the GOP too far right. Karl Rove challenged Powell to lay out his vision and "back it up" by helping elect Republicans.

Prosecutors to question Rove on lawyer firings

- Former top White House official Karl Rove will be interviewed Friday as part of an ongoing probe into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush administration, the Washington Post reported Thursday.

Prosecutor, Rove end session on fired US attorneys

A federal prosecutor questioned former top presidential aide Karl Rove for several hours on Friday, trying to determine his precise role in the Bush administration's politically tinged firings of U.S. attorneys.

Biden says Bush didn't lead; Rove says VP lies

Vice President Joe Biden said he gave then-President George W. Bush an earful in the Oval Office. Former Bush adviser Karl Rove says Biden's version of that encounter is at best an exaggeration — at worst a lie — and part of a pattern.

Ex-Bush aides to testify on US attorney firings

Armed with an agreement by top Bush administration aides to testify under oath, congressional Democrats may finally learn the answer to a 2-year-old question: What role did George W. Bush's White House play in politically motivated firings of U.S. attorneys?

Ex-lawmaker's records subpoenaed in firings probe

A federal grand jury has subpoenaed records of former Sen. Pete Domenici, and prosecutors are preparing to interview an ex-aide to former White House political adviser Karl Rove in an investigation of politically tinged firings of U.S. attorneys.

Rove deposition date moved back

The House Judiciary Committee has rescheduled a deposition for former senior White House adviser Karl Rove, ordering him to appear Feb. 23 instead of Monday.

Edwards, Rove: Palin should study up for 2012 run

Two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards and Republican strategist Karl Rove don't see eye-to-eye on much, but in a spirited debate Thursday they agreed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin needs to hone her knowledge of foreign policy and geography if she runs for president in 2012.

Protester in SF attempts to handcuff Karl Rove

An anti-war protester confronted former Bush administration aide Karl Rove while he spoke at a San Francisco mortgage bankers' meeting.

AP: Rove says Palin excitement will subside

Republican tactician Karl Rove said Wednesday that Sen. John McCain's vice presidential pick was a political choice and that excitement over Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will subside.

Biden: McCain helped cripple labor movement

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Saturday that Republican John McCain has helped President Bush destroy regulatory safeguards for the middle class in general and the labor movement in particular.

Rove denies calling Kagen his No. 1 target

Rep. Steve Kagen's congressional campaign claims in a fundraising e-mail that former White House political adviser Karl Rove called him the top target this year — but Rove says he has no recollection of ever saying that.

House panel votes to cite Rove with contempt

The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold former White House strategist Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena to testify.

House panel votes to cite Rove for contempt

A House panel voted Wednesday to cite Karl Rove, formerly President Bush's top aide, for contempt of Congress as its Senate counterpart explored punishment for alleged misdeeds by other administration officials.

Petition calls for Rove to be held in contempt

Bush administration critics hand-delivered a petition to a Democratic lawmaker Tuesday containing more than 127,000 signatures calling for former White House adviser Karl Rove to be held in contempt of Congress and jailed.

Rove defends defiance of congressional subpoena

Former White House adviser Karl Rove on Monday defended his defiance of a congressional subpoena, saying he's offered lawmakers other ways to question him about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department.

Rove ignores subpoena, refuses to testify on Hill

Former White House adviser Karl Rove defied a congressional subpoena and refused to testify Thursday about allegations of political pressure at the Justice Department, including whether he influenced the prosecution of a former Democratic governor of Alabama.

McClellan: Bush should have fired Rove

President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's chief spokesman for almost three years.

Rove: Courts will have to decide his subpoena

President Bush's former chief political adviser denied meddling in the Justice Department's prosecution of Alabama's ex-governor and said Sunday the courts will have to resolve a congressional subpoena for his testimony.

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Karl Rove memoir coming in March
Source: The Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman

Rove, the mastermind of George W. Bush's two successful presidential runs and a top White House aide, signed in 2007 with Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simon Schuster that has published best sellers by commentators Glenn Beck and Mark Levin.

O'Reilly Upset Over 9/11 Trials: 'I Don't Care About The Constitution!'
Source: Think Progress

Since Attorney General Eric Holder announced his decision to move five Guantanamo Bay detainees — including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad — to New York for civilian trials on charges related to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Fox News personalities have been up in arms.

Healthcare and Manifest Destiny - Guns, God and Gold

You could buy a lot of health care for $400,000 - we'll get back to that.

Memory lapse: Politico asks, "What if Bush had done" things he actually did
Source: Media Matters for America

In support of his dubious argument that the press is treating President Obama more favorably than President Bush, Politico's Josh Gerstein falsely suggested that unlike David Axelrod, Karl Rove was never involved in national security meetings.

Marine officer who set up Guantanamo prison dismayed by what it has become
Source: The L.A. Times

In late 2001, when the Pentagon decided to put detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the task of setting up a camp and establishing its rules went to Marine Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert.

Conservatism Is Dead!
Source: PBS

Digging deep into the roots and evolution of the American conservative movement, Sam Tanenhaus talks with Bill Moyers about why he believes that conservatism is dead and how it might yet come back to life.

Rove During Debate With Dean: Medicare Is More Expensive And Less Effective Than Private Insurers
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: "" Last night, DePauw University hosted the "first-ever debate between Karl Rove and Howard Dean on a college campus." The debate covered a wide range of issues from Bush administration policy to current events, and included a rather fiery exchange over health care  …

Rove Lies: Obama Is Encouraging Students To Write To Him Personally For "Political Utility"
Source: Think Progress

Before President Obama delivered his speech to America's schoolchildren today, emphasizing to them the value of "persisting and succeeding in school," former Bush adviser Karl Rove fearmongered about the speech by making up provisions in the "classroom activities" that  …

Palin signs onto Kristol letter attacking defeatism about the war in Afghanistan.
Source: Think Progress

excerpt: "" As the Obama administration debates whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, recent polling has shown that support for the war by the American people is at an all-time low.

North Dakota Governor Backs Away From Rove Induction
Source: News/local from www.bismarcktribune.com

North Dakota Republican Governor John Hoeven was to have inducted Karl Rove into the Scandanavian-American Hall Of Fame at this years' Hostfest, an annual Scandanavian celebration. The state's Democratic-Non Partisan League party has criticized the governor for inducting Rove.

Charity auctions 'once in a lifetime' dinner with Sarah and Todd Palin -- second prize dinner with Karl Rove
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Your chance to win an intimate supper with Sarah Palin – and Todd comes, too

New disclosures on US lobbyist Stephen Payne - offered foreign politicians access to Bush admin for donation to presidential library
Source: The Times

A US lobbyist who offered foreign politicians access to the most senior officials in George W Bush's administration in exchange for a $250,000 paid a total of 53 visits to the White House, newly disclosed records reveal.

Sen. Bob Bennett: 'The No. 1 assignment in 2009 is to kill Obamacare.'
Source: Think Progress

In Salt Lake City today, Senator Bob Bennett held a fundraiser with former Bush adviser Karl Rove, where Rove declared that "Republicans will be defined this year by their effort to block Democrats' efforts for health care reform." "This year is going to be defined by Rep …

RNC Reaches New, Horrifying Low; Blasts Out Push Poll Suggesting Democrats Would Deny Republicans Healthcare For Political Reasons
Source: AlterNet.org

'IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED' BY WHOM?.... The Republican National Committee has sent out a "2009 Future of American Health Survey." Question #4 reads:

10 Weirdest News Videos of the Week
Source: TheDailyBeast

When news gets slow, it gets weird. This week's media attention centered on a poetic Karl Rove, a bikini-clad Britney Spears, and Obama talking about getting "wee weed up."

Karl Rove, Rupert Murdoch and Media Bias
Source: The Huffington Post

In today's Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove says that I -- and others -- owe him an apology for allegations that have been made about him during the course of the House Judiciary Committee's investigation into the dismissal of United States Attorneys and related issues about the p …

Corzine on Christie: He's 'a lawbreaker' who 'gets the reputation of being the king of law enforcement.'
Source: Think Progress

It is hard to understand how a lawbreaker gets the reputation of being the king of law enforcement, and uses that as a platform. It's the Hatch Act.

Siegelman confronts Obama adviser: 'Time for Dr. Obama to perform surgery on Rove-appointed attorneys'
Source: Raw Story

Former Governor Don Siegelman, who was released from federal prison on a bond in March, received a hearty round of applause when he was introduced at a panel concerning Department of Justice misconduct scandals during the Bush administration

Correctly Political: The "Real" Reason Carol Lam was Pushed Out as U.S. Attorney

Actually, I don't know the real reason. But Kyle Sampson, formerly of the Department of Justice does, according to this e-mail he sent [emphasis added]:

Testimony Links Rove, Bush to Political Firing of US Attorneys - The Boston Globe
Source: The Boston Globe

Thousands of pages of internal e-mails and once-secret congressional testimony showed yesterday that Karl Rove and other senior aides in the Bush White House played an earlier and more active role than was previously known in the 2006 firings of a number of US attorneys.Aides to  …

E-Mail Reveals Rove's Key Role in '06 Dismissals
Source: The New York Times

Thousands of pages of internal e-mail and once-secret Congressional testimony showed Tuesday that Karl Rove and other senior aides in the Bush White House played an earlier and more active role than was previously known in the 2006 firings of a number of United States attorneys.

House Judiciary Documents Link Rove to U.S. Attorney Firings - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Rove in it up to his eye balls... The House Judiciary Committee released thousands of pages of transcripts and e-mails Tuesday providing new details linking Karl Rove, top political adviser in the George W. Bush White House, to the firing of nine U.S. attorneys.

Papers Show Bush Aides' Role in Firings of Prosecutors
Source: The New York Times

Thousands of pages of once-secret congressional testimony and e-mail messages released on Tuesday showed that Karl Rove and other senior aides in the Bush White House played an earlier and more active role than previously known in the 2006 firings of a number of federal prosecuto …

Harriet Miers Finally Admits It, Fingers Rove: The U.S. Attorney Firings Were Political
Source: Crooks and Liars

excerpt: ""....A campaign to oust Iglesias intensified after state party officials and GOP members of the congressional delegation apparently concluded he was not pursuing the cases against Democrats in a way that would help then. ""

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