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Clinton's Chief Strategist Steps Down - Washington Post
Ex-Clinton Insider Launches Unity Ticket Drive
Iraqi Forces and Militia Clash in Baghdad
RICE BIDS TO BE VP: GOPER
The Times retracts Tupac Shakur story
Clinton: No State Will Be Overlooked
McCain Brushes Back Criticism of Iraq Stance
Excerpt:
"Karl Rove, the strategist behind President George W. Bush's ascendancy to the White House, will join Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel as a contributor starting with Super Tuesday, the network said."
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN0459727120080204
By KARL ROVE - The New Rules of Politics - The Wall Street Journal
Excerpt:
"The big bounce is gone....
Television ads don't matter as much as they used to....
Technology allows a candidate to raise money quickly and inexpensively....
Debates are a great way to come on late and make up for a lack of resources and endorsements."
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB120173791597330347.html
Alex: What if we could somehow take the ruthlessness out of some of "the brains" in the world, reduce it to mere principled dedication (what would that look like?)
We'll see over time how much (or little) Karl Rove has learned from his experiences.
Panel Votes on Contempt for Rove, Bolten
Excerpt:
"The Senate Judiciary Committee voted for a contempt citation against presidential confidants Karl Rove and Josh Bolten on Thursday, the latest move in an inquiry into possibly politically motivated firings of federal prosecutors.
The 12-7 vote sent the citation against the two to the full Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters afterward that he will consider whether to bring it to the floor next year."
Rove tells Obama how to beat Clinton
Excerpt:
"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is getting advice from an unlikely source: former top Bush aide Karl Rove.
The man behind Bush's two presidential victories took to the pages of the Financial Times Sunday to offer the candidate some unsolicited suggestions on how to beat rival Hillary Clinton."
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/03/rove-tells-obama-how-to-beat-clinton/
Rumored book from Rove highly anticipated by publishers
Excerpt:
"HE'S THE MAN that Democrats blame for everything from Hurricane Katrina to the breakup of Britney and K-Fed. He's the supposed puppet master of the 43rd president's administration; Bush's brain, he's been called. And now, Karl Rove has set imaginations ablaze with his recent comments that he plans to teach and write a book.
Would Rove, the nation's man of mystery who is legendary for his loyalty, actually write a book that revealed life behind the White House's wrought-iron fence? That's the question publishers are asking themselves, and eager to take a chance on.
The White House's deputy chief of staff actually hadn't done anything about a book other than "what everybody does, and that is talk to Bob Barnett," he told reporters Aug. 13 on Air Force One. Barnett, the Washington attorney-turned-super-powered-book-agent who brokered deals for everyone from Bill and Hillary Clinton to Jenna Bush, declined to comment."
http://www.contracostatimes.com/books/ci_6725140?nclick_check=1
Arianna Huffington: Connect the Dots: Karl Rove's Politics Uber Alles Strategy and the Utah Mine Disaster
Excerpt:
"What makes Karl Rove's politics uber alles strategy chilling is connecting the dots between it and the Utah mining disaster.
Rove's unprecedented use of federal assets for political gain, laid out in yesterday's Washington Post, meant that every tool at his disposal was employed to help foster his goal of a permanent Republican majority. "It was all politics, all the time," Rep. Henry Waxman told WaPo.
"It was total commitment," marveled Rep. Thomas Davis III, who worked closely with Rove in 2002 on the GOP's House reelection campaign. "We knew history was against us, and [Rove] helped coordinate all of the accoutrements of the executive branch to help with the campaign.""
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Rove Keeps Up Heat on Clinton
Excerpt:
"Master GOP strategist Karl Rove won't let up in his attacks on Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton, but the intriguing question is why.
Is it a sign that Rove, who masterminded Bush's two presidential victories, is worried about Clinton? Or a calculation that the GOP attacks will get Democrats to rally to her side because the GOP would prefer not to take on Democrats John Edwards or Barack Obama?
``The Democrats are going to choose a nominee. I believe it's going to be her,'' President Bush's departing political adviser said Sunday, noting her negative rating with the public is very high."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6861885,00.html
Farewell Tour Continues: Rove Quotes Napoleon To Justify Iraq Situation
Excerpt:
"Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove continued his farewell tour Sunday with an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press." Rove repeated his attacks on Hillary Clinton, citing her negative ratings, and faced tough questioning from substitute host David Gregory on the legacy he will leave. Rove attempted to justify the White House's handling of Iraq by quoting Napoleon, saying "Your battle plan doesn't survive the first contact with the enemy.""
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Clinton: Karl Rove 'obsessed with me'
Excerpt:
"Senator Hillary Clinton said she does not expect any support of her candidacy from outgoing White House political adviser Karl Rove, despite his recent public discussion of her campaign.
"Well, I don't think Karl Rove's going to endorse me," the Democrat from New York joked Sunday, during a debate with the other Democratic candidates in Des Moines. "That becomes more and more obvious. But I find it interesting he's so obsessed with me."
On Sunday, Rove expanded on his recent comments regarding Clinton's candidacy. He says voters' opinion of Senator Hillary Clinton are a problem for her."
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Rove: Republicans face 'tough' contest in 2008
Excerpt:
"As Karl Rove withdraws from the political front, the “architect’’ of President Bush’s two election campaigns allows that Republicans face a “tough’’ contest in 2008.
“We’re in an unpopular war,’’ Rove said this morning on NBC’s Meet the Press. “It’s going to be a tough, contentious election year… We have a contentious war, and look, it’s just difficult. That’s what America is about…. It’s just tough (for any party to hold the White House three terms)… It’s just naturally tough. There is just something about change.’’
Rove, who will step down as deputy chief of staff for the president at the end of the month, made the rounds of some Sunday morning news talk shows on a morning that the Washington Post reported about the political machinery that Rove had built."
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The Wizard Behind the Curtain - By Howard Kurtz
Excerpt:
"From the moment he leaked word of his departure to the Wall Street Journal editorial page, Karl Rove has been lionized and vilified by the media hordes.
He is either a political giant, shrewdly plotting a series of victories during the Bush presidency, or a nation-wrecker, sowing the seeds of division to boost the GOP. The nicknames -- "Bush's Brain," "The Architect" -- match the portrayal of an important historical figure.
But what if journalists are part of an unspoken conspiracy to inflate Rove's importance -- not for ideological reasons but because it makes for a better narrative? What if they are the architects, using well-placed aides to build a stage for inside-dope stories involving Rove and his colleagues?
Or perhaps there's a cruder explanation: that some journalists believe Bush lacks the intellectual heft to achieve big things on his own, so they attribute his most consequential decisions to a powerful Svengali at his side."
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If It’s Sunday, It’s Karl Rove
Excerpt:
"Karl Rove will be a guest this Sunday on Face the Nation, Meet the Press, and Fox News Sunday (ABC’s This Week is hosting a Democratic presidential debate)."
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/17/rove-sunday/
As Karl Rove Resigns, Democrats Wonder Where He Might Resurface
Excerpt:
"The news that Karl Rove will leave his job at the end of the month has the political world debating why and what effect it will have.
President Bush and his closest political adviser announced the resignation on Monday (pictured). The president called his deputy chief of staff a "dear friend" and thanked him for his service to the country.
The two men have known each other since the nineteen seventies. George W. Bush was elected governor of Texas in nineteen ninety-four and later re-elected by a bigger majority. Karl Rove led both campaigns."
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2007-08-17-voa1.cfm
