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Karl Rove stories: 145 news summaries

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OPINION

He's Not 'Post-Race,' But Barack's Coming to Dinner

Americans still getting to know man who isn't post-race after all

Nov 2, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - If there’s anything that the candidacy of Barack Obama proved, it’s that America isn’t “post-race,” Frank Rich writes in the New York Times. White liberals in politics and the news media trip have gotten him consistently wrong, Rich writes, in trying to compare him with... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Karl Rove • race • Frank Rich • slavery • Election 2008 • election

OPINION

Obama, Not McCain, Would Be Third Bush Term

Dem doesn't offer much hope of change from current president

Nov 1, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has freely used the Bush card, reminding voters that John McCain has agreed with the president 90% of the time—but “the irony here is that Obama actually has much more in common with Bush than McCain does,” Bill Siegel writes in the National Review. He... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • Islam • Karl Rove • George HW Bush • foreign policy • David Axelrod • George W. Bush • Wall Street bailout

OPINION

Don't Let the Polls Dictate Your Vote: Rove 

Don't let the polls dictate your vote, writes Bush's brain

Oct 30, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the explosion of polls in this presidential election—almost as many national polls this month as there were during all of 2004—there's a real risk that polls themselves will drive behavior in the voting booth, Karl Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal, urging voters not to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Karl Rove • Election 2008 • opinion polls • polls

ANALYSIS

 Role in 
 White House 
 for Obama 
 Strategist? 



Strategist Axelrod seen as key policy cog, but he could be a target in Washington

Oct 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Barack Obama holding a lead in the polls, Democrats have begun discussing what, if any, role his top campaign strategist might have in an Obama White House, Politico reports. David Axelrod, say those who know him, is seriously weighing an administration position; where he ends up could be key... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • James Carville • campaign staff • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • political strategists

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

McCain Guarantees 'Close' Victory

Va. governor Kaine says Mac can't win
without his state

Oct 26, 08 1:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A confident John McCain “guaranteed” today that election night will be a nail-biter, but that he will win. “We're going to do well in this campaign, my friend,” McCain told Tom Brokaw on NBC’s Meet the Press. The prediction comes as polls show the GOP hopeful... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Virginia • Fox News • talk show • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Protester Tries 
 to Handcuff Rove 

San Francisco woman attempts citizen's arrest for treason

Oct 22, 08 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A protester attempted to slap the cuffs on Karl Rove in San Francisco yesterday, in what she called a citizen's arrest for treason, the LA Times reports. Rove was having a debate with former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell at a mortgage bankers' convention when a well-dressed woman walked... More »

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Karl Rove • George Mitchell • treason • protesters

ANALYSIS

  It Ain't Over Yet: Rove 

Dem still has weaknesses that McCain can exploit

Oct 16, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign may be down, but he’s not yet out, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. Voters still have real doubts about Barack Obama, and McCain may have enough time yet to turn those doubts into votes for him. Some 45% of voters in one... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Karl Rove • Election 2008

Rove Used Federal Coin to Help GOP in '06

Officials traveled, gave out grants to help incumbents: report

Oct 15, 08 3:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Karl Rove helped direct federal officials and funds to 99 congressional districts where Republican candidates were threatened in the 2006 elections, the Washington Post reports. Many presidents, including Bill Clinton, have briefed cabinet members before reelection efforts, but the “gross abuse” of public White House funds for at least... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Karl Rove • Republican • Congressional oversight • election

 Rove: Obama Wins 
 if Vote Were Today 

Republican strategist calls some close states for the Democrat

Oct 5, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Karl Rove isn't seeing red when he looks at his crystal electoral map, reports Politico, and is seeing enough blue to propel Barack Obama into the White House if the vote were held today. The GOP strategist has moved Minnesota and New Hampshire into the Democratic column, but cautions that... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • electoral college • New Hampshire • Virginia • Minnesota • Election 2008 • swing states

Mukasey Taps Prosecutor for Attorney Firings Case

Conn. official Dannehy could force likes of Rove to testify

Sep 29, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor today to look into the attorney firing scandal today, Reuters reports, after an internal investigation came up empty-handed. Many top witnesses, such as Karl Rove, didn’t cooperate, but could now be subpoenaed by Connecticut prosecutor Nora Dannehy. More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Karl Rove • US attorneys scandal • Harriet Miers • US attorney firings • Michael Mukasey

 No Charges in US Attorney Firings: Report

Gonzales won't face grand jury from internal Justice investigation

Sep 29, 08 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Justice Department probe of the firings of a group of US attorneys is ending without recommending charges against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales or anyone else, the New York Times reports. The investigators' report, to be released today, is nonetheless said to be scathing on the politically motivated firings,... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Karl Rove • Harriet Miers • Michael Mukasey

ANALYSIS

Blogger's Pursuit of Paternity Issue Verges on Vendetta

Atlantic's Sullivan engaging in 'Rove-style politics,' critics charge

Sep 24, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Andrew Sullivan, blogger for the Atlantic, has come under fire for hammering John McCain’s campaign on an issue everyone else seems to have gotten over: whether or not Sarah Palin or her teen daughter Bristol is the mother of 4-month-old Trig Palin, Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post.... More »

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Karl Rove • blog • Andrew Sullivan • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Trig Palin

Rove Says Palin Excitement Will Pass; Polls Agree

VP candidate's negatives up over last week

Sep 18, 08 2:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excitement over Sarah Palin won’t last, Karl Rove told the AP last night. The Republican strategist said Palin was picked for “political” reasons, and acknowledged she was not the most qualified VP candidate available, although he feels she is ready for the job. Opinion polls support Rove on... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican candidate • approval ratings • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • opinion polls

 Rove: McCain's 
 Attack Ads 
 Went 'Too Far' 

Criticism of Obama not '100%' true, he says

Sep 15, 08 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats have found an unusual ally in attacking the veracity of McCain campaign ads: Karl Rove. The GOP mastermind criticized McCain’s advertising, saying he had gone “too far” and that criticism of Barack Obama didn’t pass the “100% truth test,” CNN reports. Speaking of... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Karl Rove • campaign advertising • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

 On Talk Shows,  
 Dems Slam Palin 

As negative coverage of VP nom grows, Democrats go negative on Sunday shows

Sep 14, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smelling blood, Democrats —with help from a surprise Republican —continued to rail on Sarah Palin on the Sunday talk shows, accusing the Republican VP pick of stretching the truth about her experience, Politico reports. The highlights:
  • “She doesn’t know anything, and she is not ready
... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Claire McCaskill • Sarah Palin

Opinion

 Biden & Co.
 Take Cue
 From Rove

Dems' new plan of attack follows map left by GOP spinmeister

Aug 28, 08 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s speech last night mapped out the new plan of attack for Democrats against John McCain, and it’s positively Rovian, Walter Shapiro writes on Salon. The Democrats went directly for McCain’s biggest strength—national security—and tried to turn it into a weakness. “These times... More »

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Joe Biden • Karl Rove • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • negative campaigning • Election 2008

 Rove to Lieberman:
 Drop the VP Run


GOP honcho wants Mitt Romney in No.2 slot

Aug 28, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Preaching to the GOP from his Fox News seat isn't enough for Karl Rove, Politico reports. The ex-Bush strategist called Joe Lieberman last week to convince him to withdraw his name from VP consideration; Lieberman laughed off the call and hasn't called it quits just yet. Rove's guy is Mitt... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican • GOP • Joseph Lieberman • vice presidential candidate

Court Tosses Lawsuit Over CIA Leak

It uphholds dismissal of Plame's case against Cheney, others

Aug 12, 08 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today threw out former CIA spy Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Dick Cheney and a group of former Bush White House officials for leaking her identity to the public. The court ruled that Cheney, Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and former State Department official Richard Armitage were acting... More »

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Bush administration • Valerie Plame • Joseph Wilson • Karl Rove • CIA leak investigation • Lewis Scooter Libby • Richard Armitage • Plamegate

Bill Sad Over Hillary's Loss: Obama Adviser

Edwards' affair drowns out talk of Russia on Sunday shows

Aug 10, 08 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The buzz on John Edwards' love affair drowned out talk of Russia's conflict with Georgia on today's morning talk shows, Politico reports. On Fox News Sunday, an Obama campaign topdog said Bill Clinton is still reeling from his wife's primary loss, and Karl Rove claimed on Face the Nation... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • Henry Paulson • Democratic National Convention • campaign adviser • Fox News • talk show • Meet the Press • campaign issues • Face the Nation

Opinion

 Rove: What
 McCain Must Do

Republican needs to attack, but make case for himself

Aug 7, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the hype around Barack Obama, John McCain is just 1.9% behind in the latest Gallup pole. In other words, he could win this thing, and Karl Rove has some advice for him. McCain is “rightly raising questions about Obama’s fitness to be president,” Rove writes... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • McCain 2008 • political strategy

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