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NEWS ABOUT: Karl Rove

Karl Rove stories: 145 news summaries

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Third Gonzales
Aide Resigns

Monica Goodling resigns after
declining to testify on dismissals
of U.S. attorneys

Apr 7, 07 7:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gonzales aide Monica Goodling resigned yesterday, a little more than a week after she plead the fifth rather than testify before a Senate committee about the Justice Department's firing of eight U.S. attorneys, the Times reports. Democrats had hoped Goodling, who was Justice's liaison to  the White House, would... More »

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Bush administration • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • US attorney • Karl Rove • Democrats • Monica Goodling • White House

Justice Dept. Aide Ties Rove to Firings

Disputes Gonzales statements on his role in dismissals

Mar 30, 07 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alberto Gonzales was more deeply involved in the dismissal of eight U.S. attorneys  than he has admitted, and Karl Rove had a direct role in the firings, according to dramatic testimony by the attorney general's former chief of staff yeasterday, reports the Washington Post. Kyle Sampson claimed he briefed... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • US attorney • Karl Rove • Kyle Sampson • Attorney General • Senate • Judiciary Committee • David C. Iglesias

Karl Rove Finds His
Inner Eminem

Bush's main man busts a few moves at the White House correspondents' dinner

Mar 29, 07 12:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - White House codger-in-residence Karl Rove debuted his hip-hop alter ego, "MC Rove," at last night's correspondents dinner, the Politico reports. Bush's embattled adviser shouted "I'm MC Rove" at comedian-appointed intervals, pretending gamely to have a sense of humor (and any idea how to win the black vote)... More »

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Karl Rove • NBC • White House • correspondent • Eminem • George W. Bush

House Vote: Make Rove Testify

Senate expected to approve subpoenas today in prosecutor firing flap

Mar 22, 07 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A House panel authorized subpoenas yesterday and the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to do so today in an effort to force Karl Rove and other top administration figures to testify about the firings of federal prosecutors. With the White House offering only private interviews, not under oath, the scene... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • Karl Rove • Tony Snow • Senate Judiciary Committee • White House • House of Representatives • Clinton administration • George W. Bush

Email Fingers Rove in Attorney Scandal

He knew about the firings in 2005

Mar 16, 07 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An email released Thursday implicates Karl Rove in the U.S. attorney firings scandal, suggesting he knew of the plotted purges much earlier than previously acknowledged. In a message dated January 6, 2005, a White House lawyer reported that Rove had asked to discuss the firings with D. Kyle Sampon,... More »

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Department of Justice • US attorney • Karl Rove • Kyle Sampson • US attorneys scandal • Senate Judiciary Committee • subpoena • scandal • George W. Bush

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