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June 2008
- Rove Canned in Church: Book
  
  Examiner | Jun 10, 08 1:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After riding to prominence on prophesies of a permanent Republican majority, Karl Rove ultimately learned of his White House excommunication in church, a new book reveals. President Bush gave his longtime adviser his pink slip in the pews, telling Rove last summer, “there’s too much heat on you. It’s time for you to go.” More »
- Dems' Prints All Over McClellan's 'Bitter Retort'
  
  Chicago Sun-Times | Jun 2, 08 1:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Scott McClellan's treatment of the Valerie Plame leak case has a key player wondering who really guided the former press secretary’s pen. "His robotic performances from the White House podium seemed only to disgorge what he had been told, and What Happened has the similar feel of someone else's hand," Robert Novak, to whom Plame's CIA role was leaked, writes in the Chicago Sun-Times . More »
May 2008
- Shoot at the Facts, Not at the Messenger
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 30, 08 5:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Scott McClellan isn't someone Peggy Noonan found herself admiring, she writes in the Wall Street Journal , but she did end up “believing him" after finishing his memoir. He didn’t pen his story to make friends or salvage his image, but rather to set the record straight as he saw it. And first-person accounts are exactly what’s needed: “Feed history,” Noonan demands. More »
- Furious Dole Calls McClellan 'Miserable Creature'
  
  Politico | May 30, 08 12:28 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bush turncoat Scott McClellan may have taken his hardest hit yesterday in a personal message from Bob Dole, who called the ex-press secretary a “miserable creature.” “Your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits, and spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique,” the 1996 Republican presidential nominee wrote in an email leaked to Politico. More »
- Rove Brushes Off McClellan Claims on Plame Deception
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 28, 08 11:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the political world abuzz over the harsh tone of Scott McClellan’s new memoir about the "culture of deception'' in the Bush White House, Karl Rove is defending himself against one of the former spokesman’s most damning claims—that Rove and Scooter Libby colluded in a Valerie Plame cover-up and misled McClellan on the matter. Rove says, contrary to the McClellan account, he and Libby spoke regularly—and never discussed the CIA outing. More »
- Bush Reaches Historic Low
  
  CNN | May 1, 08 6:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - George Bush is the most unpopular president in modern history with a 71% disapproval rating, a new CNN poll says. It's the first time any president has cracked the 70% mark in any CNN or Gallup poll—even Nixon remained in the mid-60s on the eve of his resignation in 1974. The previous record belonged to Harry Truman at 67%. More »
March 2008
- Bush Housing Secretary Steps Down
  
  Wall Street Journal | Mar 31, 08 9:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned this morning, after a series of accusations of political favoritism. The departure marks a setback to the Bush administration's efforts to stem the housing crisis, the Wall Street Journal reports, as Jackson has been a central player on key initiatives. He cited family reasons in his brief announcement. More »
- Dems Slam Ashcroft for 'Backroom' $52M Contract
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Mar 11, 08 4:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John Ashcroft angrily denied congressional Democrats' allegations today that a lucrative no-bid contract the Justice Department awarded him represents a conflict of interest, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Democrats characterized the contract as a “backroom sweetheart deal” because Ashcroft's ex-subordinates selected his firm to monitor a medical supply company under investigation for providing kickbacks. The deal could be worth up to $52 million. More »
November 2007
- Homeland Security Adviser Joins White House Exodus
  
  Washington Post | Nov 19, 07 2:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The president's homeland security adviser resigned today, extending the string of high-profile White House departures. Frances Frago Townsend was in charge of the president’s counterterrorism program for 4½ years, the Washington Post reports, managing the response to the London bombing and upgrading air transportation security. No reason was given for her departure. More »
- Bushies Break Records in Rush to K Street
  
  Politico | Nov 14, 07 3:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Departing staffers of lame duck presidents have long filled the ranks of lobbying firms, but the Bush White House is providing K Street operatives in particularly high numbers, the Politico reports—raising a series of ethics questions about the revolving-door phenomenon. The key industries hiring outgoing Bushies are homeland security—seeking know-how on scoring a chunk of the new agency’s massive budget—and alternative energy. More »
October 2007
- Bush Loses Another From Inner Circle
  
  Associated Press | Oct 31, 07 11:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Karen Hughes—one of President Bush's few remaining advisers from his Texas days—plans to leave her job as undersecretary of state at year's end. The former television reporter and media adviser spent the past two years leading efforts to improve the US' image abroad. Hughes will return to Texas, where she first began working with Bush in the 1990s. More »
- Departing Bushies Worry About Legacy
  
  Washington Post | Oct 7, 07 10:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The droves of White House aides who have left in recent months are a largely weary, angry bunch troubled by the administration's legacy, especially in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. "It constantly looms," said one former staffer of the war. Relentless criticism of the administration has taken its toll, others say, making already difficult jobs that much harder. More »
August 2007
- Snow Sets Departure Date
  
  CNN | Aug 31, 07 2:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After weeks of rumors about his departure, White House press secretary Tony Snow gave his two weeks' notice today. Snow, who has battled colon cancer since 2005, made it clear he was leaving for financial and not health reasons, CNN reports. "I love you," President Bush told Snow, "and I wish you all the best." More »
- Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee
  
  CNN | Aug 27, 07 10:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Michael Chertoff is the top candidate to replace resigning AG Alberto Gonzales, White House sources tell CNN. The Department of Homeland Security chief served as an assistant AG early in the Bush years. Speculation about Chertoff's promotion began as early as Friday, as a US News & World Report blog said there was "buzz" that Gonzales was out. More »
- Alberto Gonzales Resigns
  
  CNN | Aug 27, 07 7:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Alberto Gonzales has resigned, the White House told CNN today, after months of calls for his replacement—and even impeachment—from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worried that the Justice Department was becoming overly politicized. The AG told President Bush of his intention to step down Friday, following strategist Karl Rove out by just a few weeks. More »
- Rumsfeld Resigned Before Midterm Elections
  
  Reuters | Aug 15, 07 5:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Donald Rumsfeld's resignation letter, obtained by Reuters, shows he told President Bush of his departure as defense secretary one day before the 2006 congressional elections; though Bush saw the letter on Election Day, the White House didn't announce the decision until the day after polls closed. Republicans warned the delay was likely costly in an election in which the public voted its discontent over the Iraq war. More »
- Carville: Rove Cost GOP a Generation
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Aug 15, 07 3:47 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Impressive electoral record aside, Karl Rove's strategy of aggressively courting the GOP base has soured an entire generation on the Republican Party, James Carville argues in the Financial Times . Bill Clinton's storied strategist says "theocratic underpinnings" of Rovian strategy are behind polls showing a nameless Democratic presidential candidate favored by 32% among younger voters. More »

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Rove Canned in Church: Book

Dems' Prints All Over McClellan's 'Bitter Retort'

Shoot at the Facts, Not at the Messenger

Furious Dole Calls McClellan 'Miserable Creature'

Rove Brushes Off McClellan Claims on Plame Deception

Bush Reaches Historic Low

Bush Housing Secretary Steps Down

Dems Slam Ashcroft for 'Backroom' $52M Contract

Homeland Security Adviser Joins White House Exodus

Bushies Break Records in Rush to K Street

Bush Loses Another From Inner Circle

Departing Bushies Worry About Legacy

Snow Sets Departure Date

Chertoff Eyed as AG Nominee

Alberto Gonzales Resigns

Rumsfeld Resigned Before Midterm Elections

Carville: Rove Cost GOP a Generation