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June 2009
- Rove: Maureen Dowd Has 'Bitter Little Heart'
  
  Politico | Jun 10, 09 4:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove fired back today at Maureen Dowd for criticizing former President Bush’s frequent vacation time in Texas, Politico reports. “I think Maureen Dowd is a bitter, twisted, deranged columnist for the New York Times ,” Rove told Fox News, “who misses no opportunity to show her disdain for the conservative side of the aisle.” Rove added that he likes her writing. More »
May 2009
- Rove Tight-Lipped After Grilling Over Attorney Firings
  
  Associated Press | May 15, 09 3:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove stayed mum as he left an interview with a special prosecutor today about the firing of US attorneys during the Bush administration, the AP reports. Nora Dannehy questioned the former White House aide at his lawyer’s office; she left after about 4 hours. Rove’s attorney said his client cooperated and did his best to answer Dannehy’s questions. More »
- Rove Will Be Questioned Over Attorney Firings
  
  Washington Post | May 14, 09 5:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove is on the hot seat tomorrow. The former Bush adviser will be interviewed by federal prosecutors as part of a criminal investigation into the firings of US attorneys in 2006, the Washington Post reports. Rove will meet with Connecticut prosecutor Nora R. Dannehy, who has been charged with figuring out whether Bush officials misled investigators looking into the dismissals. More »
April 2009
- Obama's Apologies Create a Sorry Situation: Rove
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 23, 09 8:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has finished his "international confession tour," and Karl Rove can’t figure out what it was supposed to accomplish. After his public apologies on two continents, "our adversaries rejoiced," Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal. David Axelrod swears this will yield “very, very valuable” rewards later. Rove’s question: “Like what?” More »
- Meg: Eww, Rove Is Twitter-Stalking Me!
  
  Daily Beast | Apr 21, 09 4:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Meghan McCain likes being able to share the "humorously uncensored" moments of her life on Twitter but she's not so thrilled about sharing them with the likes of Karl Rove, she writes in her Daily Beast blog. "I am now being followed by Karl Rove, and my local sheriff, and God knows how many other political pundits," McCain writes. "We need to take Twitter back from the creepy people." More »
- Rove: GOP Ignores Tea Parties at Own Peril
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 16, 09 6:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove thinks the "tea party" anti-tax movement is "frequently amateurish and sometimes shrill," but he knows an opportunity for his beleaguered GOP when he sees one. The movement represents an outpouring of real and growing concerns that the party can't afford to ignore, the Republican strategist writes in the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Obama Tactics Straight Out of Arm-Twist Chicago: Rove
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 2, 09 1:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama's consolidation of power is looking more like old-fashioned Chicago politics than the "new politics" promised, Karl Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal . The president has mobilized outside groups and the remnants of the campaign machine to target lawmakers skeptical about his spending plans, initially going after Republicans but now taking aim at Democrats as well, Rove writes. More »
March 2009
- Bushies Work to Salvage Boss' Rep
  
  Politico | Mar 11, 09 1:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two months out of office, President Bush rarely warrants mention these days, but his old aides quietly work at rebuilding his reputation, reports Politico. “We’re invited to comment on the events of the day and along the way, we remind people that there was, indeed, good news under President Bush,” says former flack Ari Fleischer. “We believe that history will get it right in the end,” adds Dana Perino. More »
- Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued': Rove
  
  Fox News | Mar 5, 09 11:03 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove is looking forward to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee concerning his alleged role in the sacking of several federal prosecutors, Fox News reports. But beware the “show trial,” Rove said, as “some Democrats would love to have me barbecued.” Rove will also be questioned about the prosecution of Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, which Democrats claim was politically motivated. More »
- Rove, Miers to Testify on Attorney Firings
  
  CBS News | Mar 4, 09 7:25 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Karl Rove and Harriet Miers have agreed to testify before Congress about the controversial firing of US attorneys, CBS reports. The former Bush aides' testimony will not be public, though that could happen in the future, notes the Public Record . Congress is investigating whether the Bush administration fired the attorneys for political reasons, and Rove and Miers have cited executive privilege to avoid testifying. More »
February 2009
- Axelrod to Rove: Be Quiet
  
  Washington Post | Feb 13, 09 1:22 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - If Karl Rove’s so smart, how come his party’s the one locked out of power? That’s what top White House adviser David Axelrod seemed to ask in an interview with the Washington Post . Dismissing Rove’s criticisms of Obama’s stimulus plan as “intramural stuff,” Axelrod said, “The last thing that I think we are looking for at this juncture is advice on fiscal integrity or ethics from Karl Rove.” More »
- Rove: Thanks, Obama, for Boosting the GOP
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 12, 09 8:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Dems may ultimately have gotten their way with the stimulus bill, but the GOP has gotten a lift from the debate process, Karl Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal . Republicans pointed out specific flaws in the bill while introducing ideas of their own, thereby reducing popular support for the bill. “Obama has already re-energized the GOP and sparked a spending debate that will last for years.” More »
- No Misunderestimating Ferrell as Dubya
  
  New York Times | Feb 6, 09 1:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - It’s not quite a landslide, but critics mainly agree that Will Ferrell gets his mission accomplished in lampooning the 43rd president with his Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush . Though Saturday Night Live viewers will see the “retread” in Ferrell’s “loopy extrapolation” on Bush, Ben Brantley writes in the New York Times , “the show feels freshest when he goes off on surreal tangents that transport his blundering hero into the ether of pure absurdism.” More »
- Rove Will Cooperate in US Attorney Firings Inquiry
  
  TPM | Feb 3, 09 6:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - In a reversal, Karl Rove will cooperate with a federal investigation into the firings of nine US attorneys, Talking Points Memo reports. Rove had refused to cooperate in an earlier inquiry on the firings, which Justice Department officials said severely “hindered” the inquiry. A lawyer for Rove says the earlier refusal was mandated by the White House counsel: “It was not up to us decide." More »
January 2009
- Bush Rejected Pardons for Milken, Other 'High Rollers'
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 27, 09 3:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - George Bush formally denied pardons for several prominent politicians and businessmen on his last day in office, the Justice Department told the Los Angeles Times today. Among those whose pleas fell on deaf ears were Michael Milken, a businessman convicted of insider trading and stock evasion, and Randall Cunningham, a Congressman who pleaded guilty to taking bribes in 2006. More »
- Rove Slapped With Another Subpoena
  
  USA Today | Jan 26, 09 8:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers subpoenaed Karl Rove today to testify about alleged politicization of the Justice Department, USA Today reports. Subpoenaed for the first time last Congress, Rove claimed executive privilege and refused to show. Conyers said that unlike former President Bush, President Obama does not support immunity for Rove, who must testify a week from today. More »
- Top 10 Bush Gaffes on YouTube
  
  Time | Jan 16, 09 5:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - During his 8 years in office, George W. Bush created the biggest presidential blooper reel in history. Time narrows the field of YouTube gems to a top 10: Shoe toss in Iraq. Bush has no idea why a Iraqi might hurl footware at him, but the episode spawned scads of parodies. Locked-in in China. A jet-lagged prez tries to escape the media through a locked door after abruptly telling a reporter that he was "off his game." Clearly. African boogie at the White House. Bush steals the show from a tribal dance troupe commemorating Malaria Awareness Day. More »
- Bush United Nation, But Not the Way He Planned
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 15, 09 1:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - President Bush brought the nation together, all right—it united against him, Rosa Brooks writes in the Los Angeles Times . It's easy to feel disdain for the guy responsible for the war and the economy, the guy who said our enemies "never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." But "after W, who are we going to laugh at?" More »
- Bush's Failures Show the Need for Pragmatic Prez
  
  New Republic | Jan 14, 09 4:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - What exactly made George W. Bush such a terrible president? His unwavering commitment to his principles, Alan Brinkley argues in the New Republic . Most Americans favor idealists over realists, in theory, so the criticism might seem strange. But the presidents we remember for their lofty goals and convictions—such as Lincoln and FDR—were also highly skillful politicians, masters of the half-measure and compromise. More »
- The Best Bushisms, Never to Be 'Misunderestimated'
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 12, 09 6:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Will any future leader wreak linguistic havoc with the creative fervor of President Bush? The Guardian bids his presidency adieu with a list of its favorite Bushisms, including: "I’m honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.” "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." "I believe that, as quickly as possible, young cows ought to be allowed to go across our border." More »