The Los Angeles Times -- White House praises and distances itself from Rove:

Excerpt:
""As one of the most powerful and controversial presidential advisers in modern history heads out the door, the White House is engaged in an unusual game of double spin: While President Bush bear-hugged Rove and showered him with praise in a South Lawn ceremony, officials like Gillespie quietly began to whittle down Rove's image as the man who played a key role in almost every major decision of the Bush era. If all that sounds contradictory, it's just politics: Praising such a prominent member of the administration as he prepares to leave office at the end of the month is almost obligatory, especially since Rove remains an admired figure and longtime friend to many in the GOP's conservative base."

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/08/whats-new-10.html

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