Karl Christian Rove
An official portrait of Karl Rove
Born	December 25, 1950 (1950-12-25) (age 57) Denver, Colorado
Occupation	former Deputy White House Chief of Staff
Net worth	$1. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. 5-6. 3 million (USD) [1]
Political party	Republican
Religious beliefs	Episcopalian
Spouse	Darby Tara Hickson
Children	Andrew Madison Rove

Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) was Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush until his resignation on 31 August 2007. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. The White House Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI is a staff unit within the Executive Office of the President of the United States established during the Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek, and the Wall Street Journal. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City.

For most of his career prior to his employment at the White House, Rove was a political consultant almost exclusively for Republican candidates. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Political consulting, beyond the self-evident definition of consulting in political matters refers to a specific Management consulting industry which has grown up around Rove's election campaign clients have included George W. Bush (2000 and 2004 presidential elections, 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial elections), Senator John Ashcroft (1994 U. A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making process within a specific group George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U. William Perry "Bill" Clements Jr (born April 17, 1917) is the first Republican to have served as Governor of the U John Cornyn III (born February 2 1952) is the junior United States Senator from Texas. S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U. Governors of Texas James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is a Republican Politician and the current Governor of Texas William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA is an American politician who served as a Democratic The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. S. Senate elections).

Contents 1 Personal life and early political experiences 1.1 Family, upbringing, and early politicking 1.2 College, Vietnam War draft, and the Dixon campaign incident 1.3 College Republicans, Watergate, and the Bushes 1.4 Residences and voting registration 2 The Texas years and notable political campaigns 2.1 1977–1991 2.1.1 1978 George W. Bush congressional campaign 2.1.2 1980 George H. W. Bush presidential campaign 2.1.3 1982 William Clements, Jr. gubernatorial campaign 2.1.4 1982 Phil Gramm congressional campaign 2.1.5 1984 Phil Gramm senatorial campaign 2.1.6 1984 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign 2.1.7 1986 William Clements, Jr. gubernatorial campaign 2.1.8 1988 Texas Supreme Court races 2.1.9 1990 Texas gubernatorial campaign 2.1.10 Other 1990 Texas statewide races 2.1.11 1991 Richard L. Thornburgh senatorial campaign and lawsuit 2.2 1992 George H. W. Bush presidential campaign 2.3 1993–2000 2.4 2000 George W. Bush presidential campaign and the sale of Karl Rove & Co. 3 George W. Bush Administration 3.1 Tells Jack Abramoff about invasion of Iraq 3.2 White House Iraq Group 3.3 Allegations of conflict of interest 3.4 Criticized "liberal response" to 9/11 3.5 2004 George W. Bush presidential campaign 3.6 Plame affair 3.6.1 Rove's email to Hadley 3.6.2 Karl Rove revealed as one source of TIME article 3.6.3 Scott McClellan's Book 3.7 2006 Congressional elections and beyond 3.8 Dismissal of U.S. Attorneys 3.9 E-mail scandal 3.10 Investigation by the Office of Special Counsel 3.11 Don Siegelman's conviction controversies 3.12 Resignation from the White House 4 Post-resignation activities 5 Religious views 6 Miscellaneous comments about and by Rove in the media 7 References 8 External links 8.1 Biographical data 8.2 Editorials 8.3 Media accounts 8.4 News compilations 8.5 Photos 8.6 U.S. Government links

Personal life and early political experiences

Family, upbringing, and early politicking

Rove was born the second of five children in Denver, Colorado, and later raised in Sparks, Nevada. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 66346 at the 2000 census. His biological father, a geologist, left the family when Rove and his older brother were small. His mother's second husband, Louis Claude Rove Jr. , whom Rove knew as his father, was also a geologist, and his mother, Reba Wood, was a gift shop manager. Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit His older brother is Eric P. Rove, and his younger sister is Reba A. Rove-Hammond. He also has a brother Olaf and a sister Alma Monroe.

In 1960, at the age of nine, Rove decided to support Richard Nixon, got into a physical fight about it with a politically-motivated girl, and lost. ^[2]

His family moved to Salt Lake City in 1965 when Rove was entering high school. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U While at Olympus High School,^[3] he was elected student council president his junior and senior years. Olympus High School is a Public high school located at 4055 S 2300 E in Holladay Utah, near the Wasatch Range. He became skilled in debate. ^[4] He says "I was the complete nerd. I had the briefcase. I had the pocket protector. A pocket protector is a Sheath designed to hold writing instruments and other small implements such as Slide rules while preventing them from damaging the wearer's I wore Hush Puppies when they were not cool. Hush Puppies is an international brand of contemporary casual Footwear for men women and children "the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight I was the thin, scrawny little guy. I was definitely uncool. "

Rove began his involvement in American politics in 1968. In a 2002 Deseret News interview, Rove explained, "I was the Olympus High chairman for (former United States Senator) Wallace F. Bennett's re-election campaign, where he was opposed by the dynamic, young, aggressive political science professor at the University of Utah, J. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Wallace Foster Bennett ( 13 Nov 1898 &ndash 19 Dec 1993) was a Republican Senator representing the U The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake D. Williams. "^[2] Bennett was reelected to a third six-year term. Through Rove's campaign involvement, Bennett's son, Bob Bennett — a future United States Senator from Utah — would become a friend. Robert Foster "Bob" Bennett (born September 18, 1933) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Williams would later become a mentor to Rove.

In December 1969, the man Rove had known as his father left the family, and divorced Rove's mother soon afterward; it later became known he was homosexual. ^[5][6] After his parents' separation, Rove learned from his aunt and uncle that the man who had raised him was not his biological father; both he and his older brother Eric were the children of another man. Rove has expressed great love and admiration for his adoptive father and for "how selfless" his love had been. ^[7] In 1981 Rove's mother committed suicide in Reno, Nevada. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 ^[7]

College, Vietnam War draft, and the Dixon campaign incident

In the fall of 1969, aged 18, Rove entered the University of Utah, on a $1,000 scholarship,^[8] as a political science major and joined the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems History Pi Kappa Alpha is an international brotherhood composed of 210 student chapters 9 colonies and 120 alumni associations Through the University's Hinckley Institute of Politics, he got an internship with the Utah Republican Party. An intern or stagiaire is one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment making it similar to an Apprenticeship The Utah State Republican Party works to elect Republicans to office in the state of Utah. That position, and contacts from the 1968 Bennett campaign, helped him land a job in 1970 on Ralph Tyler Smith's unsuccessful re-election campaign for Senate from Illinois. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Tyler Smith ( October 6, 1915 – August 13, 1972) was born in Granite City, Illinois. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson III won. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Adlai Ewing Stevenson III (born October 10, 1930, in Chicago) is an American politician of the Democratic Party.

In December 1969, the Selective Service System held its first lottery drawing. The Selective Service System is the means by which the United States administers military Conscription. Those born on December 25, like Rove, received number 84. That number placed him in the middle of those (with numbers 1 [first priority] through 195) who would eventually be drafted. On February 17, 1970, Rove was reclassified as 2-S, a deferment from the draft because of his enrollment at the University of Utah in the fall of 1969. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake He maintained this deferment until December 14, 1971, despite being only a part-time student in the autumn and spring quarters of 1971 (registered for between six and 12 credit hours) and dropping out of the university in June 1971. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Rove was a student at the University of Maryland, College Park in the fall of 1971; as such, he would have been eligible for 2-S status, but registrar's records show that he withdrew from classes during the first half of the semester. The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research In December 1971 he was reclassified as 1-A. On April 27, 1972, he was reclassified as 1-H, or "not currently subject to processing for induction". Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The draft ended on June 30, 1973. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

In the fall of 1970, Rove used a false identity to enter the campaign office of Democrat Alan J. Dixon, who was running for Treasurer of Illinois. Alan John Dixon (born July 7 1927 is a Democratic politician who was elected to various Illinois state offices from 1951 to 1981 and served as United States Senator The Treasurer of Illinois is an elected official of the US state of Illinois. He stole 1000 sheets of paper with campaign letterhead, printed fake campaign rally fliers promising "free beer, free food, girls and a good time for nothing", and distributed them at rock concerts and homeless shelters, with the effect of disrupting Dixon's rally. Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing because they cannot afford or are otherwise unable to maintain regular safe and adequate shelter (Dixon eventually won the election). Rove's role would not become publicly known until August 1973. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Rove told the Dallas Morning News in 1999, "It was a youthful prank at the age of 19 and I regret it. "^[9]

College Republicans, Watergate, and the Bushes

In June 1971, Rove dropped out of college to take a paid position as the Executive Director of the College Republican National Committee. Dropping out means leaving a group for either practical reasons necessities or disillusionment with the system from which the individual in question leaves The College Republicans is a national organization for College and University students who support the Republican Party of the United States Joe Abate, who was National Chairman of the College Republicans at the time, became a mentor to Rove. ^[7]

Rove traveled extensively, participating as an instructor at weekend seminars for campus conservatives across the country. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined He was an active participant in Richard Nixon's 1972 Presidential campaign. The United States presidential election of 1972 was waged on the issues of radicalism and the Vietnam War. As a protégé of Donald Segretti (later convicted as a Watergate conspirator), Rove painted the Nixon opponent George McGovern as a "left-wing peacenik", in spite of McGovern's World War II stint piloting a B-24. Donald Henry Segretti (born September 17, 1941 in San Marino California) was a political operative for the Committee The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's George Stanley McGovern World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[10]

Rove held the position of executive director of the College Republicans until early 1973. He left the job to spend five months, without pay, campaigning full time for the position of national chairman of the organization, for the 1973-1975 term in the same years he attended George Mason University. George Mason University (also referred to as GMU or Mason) is a large Public university in the United States. ^[7] Lee Atwater, the group's Southern regional coordinator, who was two months younger than Rove, managed Rove's campaign. Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater ( February 27, 1951 &ndash March 29, 1991) was an The two spent the spring of 1973 crisscrossing the country in a Ford Pinto, lining up the support of Republican state chairs. The Ford Pinto was a subcompact manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market first introduced on September 11, 1970

The College Republicans summer 1973 convention at the Lake of the Ozarks resort in Missouri was quite contentious. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Rove's opponent was Robert Edgeworth of Michigan (the other major candidate, Terry Dolan of California, dropped out, supporting Edgeworth). Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. John Terrence "Terry" Dolan (1950 – December 28, 1986) was an American New Right political operative who was co-founder and chairman California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A number of states had sent two competing delegates, because Rove and his supporters had made credentials challenges at state and regional conventions. For example, after the Midwest regional convention, Rove forces had produced a version of the Midwestern College Republicans constitution which differed significantly from the constitution that the Edgeworth forces were using, in order to justify the unseating of the Edgeworth delegates on procedural grounds. ^[7] including delegations, such as Ohio and Missouri, which had been certified earlier by Rove himself. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads In the end, there were two votes, conducted by two convention chairs, and two winners — Rove and Edgeworth, each of whom delivered an acceptance speech. After the convention, both Edgeworth and Rove appealed to Republican National Committee Chairman George H. W. Bush, each contending that he was the new College Republican chairman. The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

While resolution was pending, Dolan went (anonymously) to the Washington Post with recordings of several training seminars for young Republicans where Rove discussed campaign techniques that included rooting through opponents' garbage cans. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D On August 10, 1973, in the midst of the Watergate scandal, the Post broke the story in an article titled "Republican Party Probes Official as Teacher of Tricks. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "

At Nixon's request, a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent questioned Rove. As part of the investigation, Atwater signed an affidavit, dated August 13, 1973, stating that he had heard a "20 minute anecdote similar to the one described in the Washington Post" in July 1972, but that "it was a funny story during a coffee break. An affidavit is a formal sworn statement of fact, signed by the declarant (who is called the affiant or deponent) and witnessed (as to the veracity of the Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. "^[11] Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean, who was implicated in the Watergate break-in and became the star witness for the prosecution, has been quoted as saying that "Based on my review of the files, it appears the Watergate prosecutors were interested in Rove's activities in 1972, but because they had bigger fish to fry they did not aggressively investigate him. John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) was White House Counsel to U "^[12]

On September 6, 1973, three weeks after announcing his intent to investigate the allegations against Rove, Bush chose Rove to be chairman of the College Republicans. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Bush then wrote Edgeworth a letter saying that he had concluded that Rove had fairly won the vote at the convention. Edgeworth wrote back, asking about the basis of that conclusion. Not long after that, Edgeworth has said, "Bush sent me back the angriest letter I have ever received in my life. I had leaked to the Washington Post, and now I was out of the Party forever. "

As National Chairman, Rove introduced Bush to Atwater, who had taken Rove's job as the College Republican's executive director, and who would become Bush's main campaign strategist in future years. Bush hired Rove as a special assistant in the Republican National Committee, a job Rove left in 1974 to become executive assistant to the co-chair of the RNC, Richard D. Obenshain. Richard Dudley (Dick Obenshain (1936 – August 2 1978) was an Attorney in southwest Virginia and rising conservative political leader

As special assistant, Rove also performed small personal tasks for Bush. In November 1973, Bush asked Rove to take a set of car keys to his son George W. Bush, who was visiting home during a break from Harvard Business School. Harvard Business School ( HBS) is a renowned Business school in the United States It was the first time the two met. "Huge amounts of charisma, swagger, cowboy boots, flight jacket, wonderful smile, just charisma - you know, wow", Rove recalled years later. ^[13]

Residences and voting registration

In 1976, Rove became the Finance Director for the Republican Party of Virginia, which did not have a single fundraising event on its schedule at the time. The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He moved to Richmond, Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Within a year, he had pulled in more than $400,000 through direct mail fundraising.

Rove married Houston socialite Valerie Mather Wainwright, on July 10, 1976. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He moved to Texas on the first month of next year. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. His sister and father still remembered "the wedding [that] was so extravagant that [we] . . . still recall it with awe. But the marriage of the society daughter and the hardworking political hack didn't last long. "^[14] Wainwright divorced Rove in early 1980; she was 26 and he 29. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) ^[15] He attended the University of Texas at Austin in 1977; he still lacked a degree. In July 1999 he told the Washington Post that he did not have a degree because "I lack at this point one math class, which I can take by exam, and my foreign language requirement. " In January 1986, the now divorced Rove married Darby Tara Hickson. She was a breast cancer survivor, a graphic designer, and former employee of Karl Rove & Co. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men Their son, Andrew Madison Rove, born in 1989,^[7] is an undergraduate at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Trinity University may refer to Trinity University (Texas, San Antonio Texas US Trinity University of Asia, formerly known as Trinity Rove left Texas after Bush was elected President in late 2000.

Now owning a house in the District of Columbia that is valued at $1. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D 1 million, Rove sold his longtime home in Austin in 2003. The Washington Post reported that Rove had agreed to reimburse the District for an estimated $3,400 in back taxes in September 2005. The taxes were owed because since 2002, when the law changed, Rove was not entitled to a homestead exemption for his DC house because he was voting elsewhere (in Texas). ^[16] Rove was registered to vote in Kerr County, Texas, located about 80 miles west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country, on May 26, 2004. Kerr County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 43653 Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The residence that Rove claims on Texas voter registration rolls consists of two small rental cottages, the largest of which is 814 square feet. The cottages were part of the River Oaks Lodge that Rove and his wife, Darby, once owned on the Guadalupe River near Ingram. Ingram is a city in Kerr County, Texas, United States. The population was 1740 at the 2000 census and 1838 in the 2005 census estimate The Roves sold the lodge in 2003, after renovating it,^[9] but kept the two cottages, which the lodge rents to guests. (Darby T. Rove is listed as a director of the new owner of the lodge, Estadio Partners, LLC. ) In early October 2005, a resident of Kerr County filed a complaint with the District Attorney of the county to request an investigation into whether Rove and his wife violated Texas state law by illegally registering as voters in Kerr County, since neither had ever lived there. ^[17] Texas law defines a residence, for voting purposes, as "one's home and fixed place of habitation to which one intends to return after any temporary absence. "^[18] On November 3, 2005, Rex Emerson, the District Attorney, announced that he had determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute either Rove or his wife, and that his office would close the case without further action. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[19][20]

In addition to the $1. 1 million home he owned in the District in 2005, Rove and his wife built a home in Florida worth more than $1 million, according to Rove's 2005 financial disclosure form. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ^[21]

The Texas years and notable political campaigns

1977–1991

Rove's initial job in Texas was as a legislative aide for Fred Agnich, a Texas state representative, in Agnich's Dallas office. Later in 1977, Rove got a job as executive director of the Fund for Limited Government, a political action committee (PAC) in Houston headed by James A. Baker, a Houston lawyer (later President George H. See also James Addison Baker James Addison Baker III (born April 28 1930) is a American attorney politician political W. Bush's Secretary of State). The PAC eventually became the genesis of the Bush-for-President campaign of 1979–1980.

His work for Bill Clements during the Texas gubernatorial election of 1978 helped Clements become the first Republican Governor of Texas in over 100 years. Governors of Texas Clements was elected to a four-year term, succeeding scandal-plagued Democrat Dolph Briscoe. Dolph Briscoe Jr (born April 23, 1923) is a wealthy Uvalde Rancher and businessman who was the Democratic Governor of Texas Rove was deputy director of the Governor William P. Clements Junior Committee in 1979 and 1980, and deputy executive assistant to the governor of Texas (roughly, Deputy Chief of Staff) in 1980 and 1981. ^[22]

In 1981, Rove founded a direct mail consulting firm, Karl Rove & Co. Direct mail, also known as junk mail, advertising mail or admail, is the delivery of advertising material to recipients of postal Mail. , in Austin. The firm's first clients included Texas Governor Bill Clements and Democratic congressman Phil Gramm, who later became a Republican congressman and United States Senator. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA is an American politician who served as a Democratic The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Rove operated his consulting business until 1999, when he sold the firm to take a full-time position in George W. Bush's presidential campaign.

Between 1981 and 1999, Rove worked on hundreds of races. Most were in a supporting role, doing direct mail fundraising. A November 2004 Atlantic Monthly article^[23] estimated that he was the primary strategist for 41 statewide, congressional, and national races, and Rove's candidates won 34 races. The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857

Rove also did work during those years for non-political clients. From 1991 to 1996, Rove advised tobacco giant Phillip Morris, and ultimately earned $3,000 a month via a consulting contract. Altria Group Inc ( (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc In a deposition, Rove testified that he severed the tie in 1996 because he felt awkward "about balancing that responsibility with his role as Bush's top political advisor" while Bush was governor of Texas and Texas was suing the tobacco industry. ^[24]

1978 George W. Bush congressional campaign

Rove advised the younger Bush during his unsuccessful Texas congressional campaign in 1978.

1980 George H. W. Bush presidential campaign

In 1977, Rove was the first person hired by George H. W. Bush for his unsuccessful 1980 presidential campaign, which ended with Bush as vice-presidential nominee. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan Reagan and Bush won the election, but Rove was fired in the middle of the campaign for leaking information to the press.

1982 William Clements, Jr. gubernatorial campaign

In 1982, Clements ran for reelection, but was defeated by Democrat Mark White. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) William Perry "Bill" Clements Jr (born April 17, 1917) is the first Republican to have served as Governor of the U Mark Wells White (born March 17 1940) is an American lawyer who served as the forty-third Governor of Texas from 1983 - 1987

1982 Phil Gramm congressional campaign

In 1982, Phil Gramm was elected to the U. William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA is an American politician who served as a Democratic S. House of Representatives as a conservative Texas Democrat.

1984 Phil Gramm senatorial campaign

In 1984, Rove helped Gramm, who had become a Republican in 1983, defeat Democrat Lloyd Doggett in the race for U. Lloyd Alton Doggett II (born October 6, 1946) American Politician, is a Democratic politician from Texas. S. Senate.

1984 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign

Rove handled direct-mail for the Reagan-Bush campaign.

1986 William Clements, Jr. gubernatorial campaign

In 1986, Rove helped Clements become governor a second time. In a strategy memo Rove wrote for his client prior to the race, now among Clements's papers in the Texas A&M University library, Rove quoted Napoleon: "The whole art of war consists in a well-reasoned and extremely circumspect defensive, followed by rapid and audacious attack. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. "

In 1986, just before a crucial debate in campaign, Rove claimed that his office had been bugged by Democrats. The police and FBI investigated and discovered that the bug's battery was so small that it needed to be changed every few hours, and the investigation was dropped. ^[25] Critics, including other Republican operatives, suspected Rove had bugged his own office to garner sympathy votes in the close governor's race. ^[26]

1988 Texas Supreme Court races

In 1988, Rove helped Thomas R. Phillips become the first Republican elected as Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Thomas R Phillips (born 1949) is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from January 4, 1988 to September 3, 2004 Phillips had been appointed to the position in November 1987 by Clements. Phillips was re-elected in 1990, 1996 and 2002.

Phillips' election in 1988 was part of an aggressive grassroots campaign called "Clean Slate '88", a conservative effort that was successful in getting five of its six candidates elected. (Ordinarily there were three justices on the ballot each year, on a nine-justice court, but, because of resignations, there were six races for the Supreme Court on the ballot in November 1988. ) By 1998, Republicans held all nine seats on the Court.

1990 Texas gubernatorial campaign

In 1989, Rove encouraged George W. Bush to run for Texas governor, brought in experts to tutor him on policy, and introduced him to local reporters. Eventually, Bush decided not to run, and Rove backed another Republican for governor who lost in the primary.

Other 1990 Texas statewide races

In 1990, two other Rove candidates won: Rick Perry, the future governor of the state, became agricultural commissioner, and Kay Bailey Hutchison became state treasurer. James Richard "Rick" Perry (born March 4, 1950) is a Republican Politician and the current Governor of Texas Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22 1943) is the senior United States Senator from The 1990 election was notable because the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), earlier that year, had investigated every Democratic officeholder in the state. The FBI investigation nailed Agriculture Commission employees Mike Moeller and senior administrator Pete McRae for soliciting contributions for then-agricultural commissioner Jim Hightower. James Allen "Jim" Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is a syndicated columnist liberal commentator populist activist and author

1991 Richard L. Thornburgh senatorial campaign and lawsuit

In 1991, United States Attorney General Dick Thornburgh resigned to run for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania, one made vacant by John Heinz's untimely death in a helicopter crash. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Richard Lewis "Dick" Thornburgh (born July 16, 1932) is a Lawyer and Republican politician who served as the Governor of Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Henry John Heinz III (October 23 1938 – April 4 1991 was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Republican member of the United States Rove's company worked for the campaign, but it ended with an upset loss to Democrat Harris Wofford. Harris Llewellyn Wofford (born April 9, 1926) served as a Democratic U Rove subsequently sued Thornburgh alleging non-payment for services rendered. The Republican National Committee, worried that the suit would make it hard to recruit good candidates, urged Rove to back off. The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. When Rove refused, the RNC hired Kenneth Starr to write an amicus brief on Thornburgh's behalf. Kenneth Winston Starr (born July 21, 1946) is an American Lawyer and former judge who was appointed to the Office of the Independent Counsel Amicus curiae or amicus curiæ (plural amici curiae) is a Legal Latin phrase literally translated as "friend of the court" After a trial in Austin, Rove prevailed. ^[7] Karl Rove & Co. v. Thornburgh was heard by U. S. Federal Judge Sam Sparks (who had been appointed by George H. Sam Sparks (b 1939, Austin Texas) is a federal judge in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. W. Bush in 1991).

1992 George H. W. Bush presidential campaign

Rove was fired from the 1992 Bush presidential campaign after he planted a negative story with columnist Robert Novak about dissatisfaction with campaign fundraising chief Robert Mosbacher Jr. (Esquire Magazine, January 2003). Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak (born February 26, 1931) is a Conservative American political commentator syndicated columnist and journalist Robert Adam Mosbacher Jr (born ca 1951 is a Houston businessman and Republican politician and is the current head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Novak provided some evidence of motive in his column describing the firing of Mosbacher by former Senator Phil Gramm: "Also attending the session was political consultant Karl Rove, who had been shoved aside by Mosbacher. William Philip Gramm (born July 8 1942, in Fort Benning, Georgia, USA is an American politician who served as a Democratic " Novak and Rove deny that Rove was the leaker, but Mosbacher maintains, "Rove is the only one with a motive to leak this. We let him go. I still believe he did it. "^[27] During testimony before the CIA leak grand jury, Rove apparently confirmed his prior involvement with Novak in the 1992 campaign leak, according to National Journal reporter Murray Waas. CIA leak grand jury investigation (related to the " CIA leak scandal National Journal is a weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends Murray S Waas (born circa 1961 is an American Freelance investigative journalist known most recently for his coverage of the White House planning ^[28]

1993–2000

1993 Kay Bailey Hutchison senatorial campaign Rove helped Hutchison win a special Senate election in June 1993. Hutchison defeated Democrat Bob Krueger to fill the last two years of Lloyd Bentsen's term. Robert Charles Krueger (born September 19, 1935) American politician is a former U Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr ( February 11 1921 – May 23 2006) was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993 from Texas Bentsen resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until

1994 Alabama Supreme Court races In 1994, a group called the Business Council of Alabama hired Rove to help run a slate of Republican candidates for the state supreme court. No Republican had been elected to that court in more than a century. The campaign by the Republicans was unprecedented in the state, which had previously only seen low-key contests. After the election, a court battle over absentee and other ballots followed that lasted more than 11 months. It ended when a federal appeals court judge ruled that disputed absentee ballots could not be counted, and ordered the Alabama Secretary of State to certify the Republican candidate for Chief Justice, Perry Hooper, as the winner. Perry Oliver Hooper Sr (born April 8, 1925, in Birmingham Alabama) is an American Jurist who served as the twenty-seventh An appeal to the Supreme Court by the Democratic candidate was turned down within a few days, making the ruling final. Hooper won by 262 votes.

Another candidate, Harold See, ran against Mark Kennedy, an incumbent Democratic justice and the son-in-law of George Wallace. Harold Frend See Jr (born November 7, 1943) is an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 1997. Mark Kennedy may be Mark Kennedy (politician, United States politician Mark Kennedy (footballer, Irish football (soccer player George Corley Wallace Jr (August 25 1919 September 13 1998 was a Democratic Governor of Alabama for four terms (1963-1967 1971-1979 and 1983-1987 and ran for The race included charges that Kennedy was mingling campaign funds with those of a non-profit children's foundation he was involved with. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage A former Rove staffer reported that some within the See camp initiated a whisper campaign that Kennedy was a pedophile. A whisper campaign is a method of Persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are spread about the target while the source of the rumors seeks to avoid being detected while The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular ^[23] Kennedy won by less than one percentage point.

1994 John Ashcroft senatorial campaign In 1993, according to the New York Times, Karl Rove & Company was paid $300,000 in consulting fees by Ashcroft's successful 1994 Senate campaign. Ashcroft paid Rove's company more than $700,000 over the course of three campaigns.

1994 George W. Bush gubernatorial campaign In 1993, Rove began advising George W. Bush in his successful campaign to become governor of Texas. Bush announced his candidacy in November 1993. By January 1994, Bush had spent more than $600,000 on the race against incumbent Democrat Ann Richards, with $340,000 of that paid to Rove's firm. This article is about the American politician/teacher for the Australian-American actress see Ann Richards (actress.

Rove has been accused of using the push poll technique to call voters to ask such things as whether people would be "more or less likely to vote for Governor Richards if [they] knew her staff is dominated by lesbians. A push poll is a Political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women " Rove has denied having been involved in circulating these rumors about Richards during the campaign,^[29] although many critics nonetheless identify this technique, particularly as utilized in this instance against Richards, as a hallmark of his career. ^[30][31][32]

1996 Harold See's campaign for Associate Justice, Alabama Supreme Court A former campaign worker charged that, at Rove's behest, he distributed flyers that anonymously attacked Harold See, their own candidate. Harold Frend See Jr (born November 7, 1943) is an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 1997. This put the opponent's campaign in an awkward position; public denials of responsibility for the scurrilous flyers would be implausible. Professor See, the challenger and Rove's client, was elected. ^[23]

1998 George W. Bush gubernatorial campaign Rove was an adviser for Bush's 1998 reelection campaign. From July through December 1998, Bush’s reelection committee paid Rove & Co. nearly $2. 5 million, and also paid the Rove-owned Praxis List Company $267,000 for use of mailing lists. Rove says his work for the Bush campaign included direct mail, voter contact, phone banks, computer services, and travel expenses. Of the $2. 5 million, Rove said, "About 30 percent of that is postage". In all, Bush (primarily through Rove's efforts) raised $17. 7 million, with $3. 4 million unspent as of March 1999. ^[33]

2000 Harold See campaign for Chief Justice For the race to succeed Perry Hooper, who was retiring as Alabama's chief justice, Rove lined up support for See from a majority of the state's important Republicans. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America.

2000 George W. Bush presidential campaign and the sale of Karl Rove & Co.

In early 1999, Rove sold his 20-year-old direct-mail business, Karl Rove & Co. , which provided campaign services to candidates, along with Praxis List Company (in whole or part) to Ted Delisi and Todd Olsen, two young political operatives who had worked on campaigns of some other Rove candidates. Rove helped finance the sale of the company, which had 11 employees. Selling Karl Rove & Co. was a condition that George W. Bush had insisted on before Rove took the job of chief strategist for Bush's presidential bid. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[24]

During the 2000 Republican primary, a South Carolina push poll used racist innuendo intended to undermine the support of Bush rival John McCain: "Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?" ^[34] The authors of the 2003 book and subsequent film Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential, ^[35] allege that Rove was involved. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. A push poll is a Political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Bush's Brain How Karl Rove Made George W Bush Presidential is a book by James Moore and Wayne Slater that chronicles the political career of Karl In the movie, John Weaver, political director for McCain's 2000 campaign bid, says "I believe I know where that decision was made; it was at the top of the [Bush] campaign". John Weaver (April 8 1959- is an American Political consultant best known for his work on John McCain's 2000 and 2008 presidential campaigns McCain campaign manager Richard Davis said he "had no idea who had made those calls, who paid for them, or how many were made", and Rove has denied any such involvement. ^[36]

After the presidential elections in November 2000, Rove organized an emergency response of Republican politicians and supporters to go to Florida to assist the Bush campaign's position during the Florida recount. The Florida election recount of 2000 was a period of vote re-counting that occurred following the unclear results of the 2000 United States presidential election between

George W. Bush Administration

George W. Bush was first inaugurated in January 2001, and Rove accepted a position in the Bush administration as Senior Advisor to the President. The President's confidence in Rove has been so strong that during a meeting with South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun on May 14, 2003, he brought only Rove and then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Roh Moo-hyun (nomuʝʌn (born in August 6, 1946 in Kimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea is a former President of South Korea Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Adviser (abbreviated NSA, or sometimes ANSA Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States Rove has played a significant role in shaping policy at the White House. One oft-cited example is that terror warnings were regularly made at times when John Kerry's ratings rose during the 2004 presidential election. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Another is the 2006 announcement that planned terrorist attacks had been thwarted, which was made soon after the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was discovered. The NSA warrantless surveillance controversy concerns Surveillance of persons within the United States incident to the collection of Foreign intelligence by the Rove was reassigned from his policy development role to one focusing on strategic and tactical planning in April 2006, the same month that Joshua Bolten replaced Andrew Card as White House Chief of Staff. Joshua Brewster Bolten (born August 16, 1954) is the current White House Chief of Staff serving U Andrew Hill "Andy" Card Jr (born May 10 1947 is an American politician and lobbyist former United States Cabinet member and head of George W The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President ^[37]

Tells Jack Abramoff about invasion of Iraq

On March 18, 2002, Jack Abramoff told a friend, that "I was sitting with Karl Rove, Bush's top advisor, at the NCAA basketball game, discussing Israel when [your] email came in. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. I showed it to him. It seems that the President was very sad to have to come out negatively regarding Israel but that they needed to mollify the Arabs for the upcoming war on Iraq. That did not seem to work anyway. Bush seems to love Sharon and Israel, and thinks Arabfat [sic] is nothing but a liar. I thought I'd pass that on. " ^[38] The White House Iraq Group, which is mentioned below, was formed in August of that year. The White House Iraq Group (aka White House Information Group or WHIG) was the Marketing arm of the White House whose purpose was to sell the

White House Iraq Group

In 2002 and 2003 Rove chaired meetings of the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), a secretive internal White House working group established by August 2002, eight months prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The White House Iraq Group (aka White House Information Group or WHIG) was the Marketing arm of the White House whose purpose was to sell the Working Group can mean Working group, an interdisciplinary group of researchers or Working Group (dogs, kennel club designation for The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia According to CNN and Newsweek, WHIG was charged with developing a strategy for publicizing the White House's assertion that Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the United States. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 ^[39] WHIG's existence and membership was first identified in a Washington Post article by Barton Gellman and Walter Pincus on August 10, 2003; members of WHIG included Bush’s Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Rice, her deputy Stephen Hadley, Vice President Dick Cheney’s Chief of Staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby, legislative liaison Nicholas E. Calio, and communication strategists Mary Matalin, Karen Hughes, and James R. Barton David Gellman (born Nov 3 1960 is an American author and journalist on the staff of The Washington Post. Walter Haskell Pincus (born December 24, 1932) is a national security Journalist for The Washington Post. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President Andrew Hill "Andy" Card Jr (born May 10 1947 is an American politician and lobbyist former United States Cabinet member and head of George W Stephen John Hadley (born February 13, 1947, in Toledo Ohio) is the current (21st U Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22 1950) is a former Assistant to the President of the United States, George W Nicholas E Calio (born 10 January 1953) is Citigroup ’s Executive Vice-President for Global Government This is about the political professional For the actress see Marlee Matlin. Karen "Brown Teeth" "Old Face" Parfitt Hughes (born December 27, 1956) is a Republican politician from the state of Texas Wilkinson.

Quoting one of WHIG's members without identifying him or her by name, the Washington Post explained that the task force's mission was to “educate the public” about the threat posed by Saddam and (in the reporters' words) “to set strategy for each stage of the confrontation with Baghdad. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous ” Rove's "strategic communications" task force within WHIG helped write and coordinate speeches by senior Bush administration officials, emphasizing in September 2002 the theme of Iraq's purported nuclear threat. ^[40]

The White House Iraq Group was “little known” until a subpoena for its notes, email, and attendance records was issued by CIA leak investigator Patrick Fitzgerald in January 2004, a legal move first reported in the press and acknowledged by the White House on March 5, 2004. A subpoena (səˈpiːnə is commonly defined as a written command to a person to Testify before a Court or be punished The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers Patrick J Fitzgerald (born December 22, 1960) is an American attorney and the current United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[39][41]

Allegations of conflict of interest

In March 2001, Rove met with executives from Intel and successfully advocated a merger between a Dutch company and an Intel company supplier. Holland is a region in the western part of the Netherlands. A maritime and economic power in the 17th century Holland today consists of the Dutch provinces of Rove owned $100,000 in Intel stock at the time but had been advised by Fred Fielding, the White House's transition counsel, to defer selling the stock in January to obtain ethics panel approval. Fred Fisher Fielding (born March 21, 1939) is an American lawyer and a member of the George W Rove offered no advice on the merger which needed to be approved by a joint Pentagon-Treasury Department panel since it would give a foreign company access to sensitive military technology. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. ^[42] In June 2001, Rove met with two pharmaceutical industry lobbyists. At the time, Rove held almost $250,000 in drug industry stocks. On June 30, 2001, Rove divested his stocks in 23 companies, which included more than $100,000 in each of Enron, Boeing, General Electric, and Pfizer. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Pfizer Incorporated ( is a major Pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales The same day, the White House confirmed reports that Rove had been involved in administration energy policy meetings while at the same time holding stock in energy companies including Enron.

Criticized "liberal response" to 9/11

At a fund-raiser in New York City for the Conservative Party of New York State in June 2005, Rove said, "Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. The City of New York The Conservative Party of New York is an American Political party active only in the state of New York. Modern liberalism in the United States, also referred to as American liberalism, is a political ideology that seeks to use the power of the state to effect change upon society " Democrats demanded Rove's resignation or an apology, and pointed out that every Democrat in the Senate voted for military force against Al-Qaeda in retaliation for the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States; however they got neither. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The ^[43][44]

Families of September 11, an organization founded in October 2001 by families of some of those who died in the terrorist attack, requested Rove "stop trying to reap political gain in the tragic misfortune of others". Families of September 11 Inc (FOS11 is a nonprofit organization founded in October 2001 by families of those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks ^[45] In contrast, the Bush administration characterized Rove's comments as "very accurate" and stated that the calls for an apology were "somewhat puzzling", since he was "simply pointing out the different philosophies when it comes to winning the War on Terrorism. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U "^[46][47]

2004 George W. Bush presidential campaign

Bush publicly thanked Rove and called him "the architect" in his 2004 victory speech, after defeating John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. ^[48]

During the campaign, critics alleged that Rove had professional ties to the producers of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth television ads that criticized Kerry's Vietnam-era military service and public testimony against American soldiers, although no evidence of Rove's direct involvement was ever produced. Swift Vets and POWs for Truth, formerly known as the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SBVT was a political group ( 527 group) of American Swift ^[49]

A few months after the election, Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) publicly alleged that Rove engineered the Killian documents controversy during the 2004 campaign, by planting fake anti-Bush documents with CBS News to deflect attention from Bush's service record during the Vietnam War. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Maurice Dunlea Hinchey (born October 27, 1938) is an American politician CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Other than Rove's supposed motive, however, no evidence supporting this speculation has ever been publicized. Cui bono ("To whose benefit?" literally "as a benefit to whom?" a Double dative construction is a Latin Adage that is used either Rove himself has denied any involvement, and Hinchey himself admitted he had no evidence to support this claim. ^[50][51]

Plame affair

Main article: Plame affair

On August 29, 2003, retired ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV claimed that Rove leaked the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee,^[52] in retaliation for Wilson's op-ed in The New York Times in which he criticized the Bush administration's citation of the yellowcake documents among the justifications for the War in Iraq enumerated in Bush's 2003 State of the Union Address. The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For information about the American political scandal pertaining to Joseph C Valerie Elise Plame Wilson (born 19 April 1963) known as Valerie Plame, Valerie E near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The Niger uranium forgeries refers to falsified classified documents initially revealed by Italian intelligence. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign

On June 13, 2006, prosecutors determined there was no reason to charge Rove with any wrongdoing. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[53] Fitzgerald stated previously that "very rarely do you bring a charge in a case that's going to be tried in which you ever end a grand jury investigation. In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. I can tell you that the substantial bulk of the work of this investigation is concluded. " In late August 2006 it became known that Richard L. Armitage was responsible for the leak. Richard Armitage may refer to Richard Armitage (actor, English actor Richard Armitage (politician, American politician The investigation led to felony charges being filed against Lewis "Scooter" Libby for perjury and obstruction of justice. Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22 1950) is a former Assistant to the President of the United States, George W Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general Eventually, Libby was found guilty by a jury. One juror announced that she felt that Libby was being used as a scapegoat and wondered why Rove himself wasn't charged. ^[54] Washington Post columnist and prize-winning political reporter David Broder called on the more vocal members of the media who were hyping Rove's involvement to apologize to him. David S Broder (born September 11, 1929) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning Journalist, Author, television talk show pundit, . ^[55]

Rove's email to Hadley

In an email sent by Rove to top White House security official Stephen Hadley immediately after his July 11, 2003 discussion with Matt Cooper, Rove claimed that he tried to steer Cooper away from allegations Wilson was making about faulty Iraq intelligence. Stephen John Hadley (born February 13, 1947, in Toledo Ohio) is the current (21st U Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew (or Matt Cooper may refer to Matthew Cooper (American journalist, American journalist associated with the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's name "Matt Cooper called to give me a heads-up that he's got a welfare reform story coming", Rove wrote to Hadley. Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems "When he finished his brief heads-up he immediately launched into Niger. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Isn't this damaging? Hasn't the president been hurt? I didn't take the bait, but I said if I were him I wouldn't get Time far out in front on this. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and " Rove made no mention to Hadley in the e-mail of having leaked Plame's CIA identity, nor of having revealed classified information to a reporter, nor of having told the reporter that certain sensitive information would soon be declassified. ^[56] Although Rove wrote to Hadley (and perhaps testified) that the initial subject of his conversation with Cooper was welfare reform and that Cooper turned the conversation to Wilson and the Niger mission, Cooper disputed this suggestion in his grand jury testimony and subsequent statements: "I can't find any record of talking about [welfare reform] with him on July 11 [2003], and I don't recall doing so", Cooper said. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. ^[57]

Karl Rove revealed as one source of TIME article

On July 10, 2005, Newsweek posted a story from its July 18 print edition which quoted one of the e-mails written by Time reporter Matthew Cooper in the days following the publication of Wilson's op-ed piece. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Cooper (born 1962 is a former reporter for Time who along with New York Times reporter Judith Miller was held in Contempt ^[58] Writing to TIME bureau chief Michael Duffy on July 11, 2003, three days before Novak's column was published, Cooper recounted a two-minute conversation with Karl Rove "on double super secret background" in which Rove said that Wilson's wife was a CIA employee: "it was, KR [Karl Rove] said, Wilson's wife, who apparently works at the agency on WMD issues who authorized the trip". Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In Journalism, a source is a person publication or other record or document that gives information In a TIME article released July 17, 2005, Cooper says Rove ended his conversation by saying "I've already said too much. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "

In addition, Rove told Cooper that CIA Director George Tenet did not authorize Wilson's trip to Niger, and that "not only the genesis of the trip [to Niger] is flawed an[d] suspect but so is the report" which Wilson made upon his return from Africa. George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency Rove "implied strongly there's still plenty to implicate Iraqi interest in acquiring uranium fro[m] Niger", gave Cooper a "big warning" not to "get too far out on Wilson". Cooper recommended that his bureau chief assign a reporter to contact the CIA for further confirmation, and indicated that the tip should not be sourced to Rove or even to the White House.

Cooper testified before a grand jury on July 13, 2005, confirming that Rove was the source who told him Wilson's wife was an employee of the CIA. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the July 17, 2005 TIME article detailing his grand jury testimony, Cooper wrote that Rove never used Plame's name nor indicated that she had covert status, although Rove did apparently convey that certain information relating to her was classified: "As for Wilson's wife, I told the grand jury I was certain that Rove never used her name and that, indeed, I did not learn her name until the following week, when I either saw it in Robert Novak's column or Googled her, I can't recall which,. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online . . [but] was it through my conversation with Rove that I learned for the first time that Wilson's wife worked at the CIA and may have been responsible for sending him? Yes. Did Rove say that she worked at the 'agency' on 'W. M. D. '? Yes. When he said things would be declassified soon, was that itself impermissible? I don't know. Is any of this a crime? Beats me. "^[57]

On August 13, 2005, journalist Murray Waas reported that Justice Department and FBI officials had recommended appointing a special prosecutor to the case because they felt that Rove had not been truthful in early interviews, withholding from FBI investigators his conversation with Cooper about Plame and maintaining that he had first learned of Plame's CIA identity from a journalist whose name Rove could not recall. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murray S Waas (born circa 1961 is an American Freelance investigative journalist known most recently for his coverage of the White House planning For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department ^[59]

Following the revelations in the Libby indictment, sixteen former CIA and military intelligence officials urged Bush to suspend Rove's security clearance for his part in outing CIA officer Valerie Plame. In the late twentieth century outing became a common term for taking someone "out of The closet "—that is publicising that someone is Gay. ^[60]

Rove's attorney, Robert Luskin, told reporters on June 13, 2006 that he had received notification from Fitzgerald indicating that Rove would not be charged with any crimes in the investigation into the leak of Plame's identity, effectively ending the matter for Rove. Robert D Luskin (born January 21, 1950) is an attorney and partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, specializing in White-collar crime and Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

On May 12, 2006, freelance journalist Jason Leopold, writing for Truthout, claimed that Rove had been served with an indictment: "[Fitzgerald] instructed one of the attorneys to tell Rove that he has 24 [business] hours to get his affairs in order. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Leopold is an American investigative reporter who was recently a senior editor and reporter for Truthout TruthOutorg is a political website aimed at providing an alternative to corporate news sources "^[61] This was met by a categorical denial from a Rove spokesman. Rumors of Rove's possible impending indictment swirled through the blogosphere multiple times in the spring of 2006. Blogosphere is a collective term encompassing all Blogs and their interconnections

On July 11, 2005, Novak said that Rove had discussed Plame with him. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On July 15, Rove's lawyers said that Rove told Novak he had "heard that, too", in reference to Plame's status as a CIA employee, but was unaware at the time of the name "Valerie Plame". Rove claims to have learned of her name from his conversation with Novak. ^[62]

On July 13, 2006, Plame sued Cheney, Rove, Libby, and others, accusing them of conspiring to destroy her career. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[63]

Scott McClellan's Book

Scott McClellan reveals in a new book What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception, published in the spring of 2008 by Public Affairs Books, that the statements he made in 2003 about Rove's lack of involvement in the Valerie Plame affair were untrue, and that he had been encouraged to repeat such untruths. Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is a former White House Press Secretary (2003&ndash2006 for President George W What Happened Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception is the memoir of Scott McClellan, who served as White House Press Secretary The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers ^[64]

2006 Congressional elections and beyond

On October 24, 2006, two weeks before the Congressional election, in an interview with National Public Radio's Robert Siegel, Rove insisted that his insider polling data forecast Republican retention of both houses:

SIEGEL: I'm looking at all the same polls that you are looking at. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday November 7 2006. Robert Siegel (born 1947 is an American Radio Journalist best known as host of the National Public Radio evening news broadcast

ROVE: No, you are not. I'm looking at 68 polls a week for candidates for the US House and US Senate, and Governor and you may be looking at 4-5 public polls a week that talk attitudes nationally.

SIEGEL: I don't want to have you to call races. . .

ROVE: I'm looking at all of these Robert and adding them up. I add up to a Republican Senate and Republican House. You may end up with a different math but you are entitled to your math and I'm entitled to the math. ^[65]

In the election the Democrats won both houses of Congress. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The White House Bulletin, published by Bulletin News, cited rumors of Rove's impending departure from the White House staff: "'Karl represents the old style and he’s got to go if the Democrats are going to believe Bush’s talk of getting along,' said a key Bush advisor. "^[66] However, while allowing that many Republican members of Congress are "resentful of the way he and the White House conducted the losing campaign", the New York Times also stated that, "White House officials say President Bush has every intention of keeping Mr. Rove on through the rest of his term. "^[67]

Prior to the election, Rove voiced impatience with the notion that his own reputation is on the ballot. He told the Washington Post, "I understand some will see the election as a judgment on me, but the fact of the matter is that, look what has been set in motion -- a broader, deeper, strengthened Republican Party, and with an emphasis on grass-roots neighbor-to-neighbor politics, is going to continue. "^[68] After the election, Rove continued to express optimism, telling the Post, "The Republican philosophy is alive and well and likely to reemerge in the majority in 2008. " Rove also told the Post that the GOP election strategy was working until the Mark Foley scandal put the Republican campaign "back on its heels. The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006 centers on soliciting E-mails and sexually explicit instant messages sent by Mark " Rove added "We were on a roll, and [the Foley scandal] stopped it. . . . It revived all the stuff about Jack Abramoff and added to it. Jack Abramoff (born February 28 1959 is a former Lobbyist, and a businessman who was a central figure in a series of high-profile political scandals. "

In Rove's analysis, 10 of the 28 House seats Republicans lost were sacrificed because of various scandals. Another six, he said, were lost because incumbents did not recognize and react quickly enough to the threat. Rove argued that, without corruption and complacency, Republicans could have kept narrow control of the House regardless of Bush's troubles and the war. ^[69]

In analyzing the results of the 2006 midterm election, Rove told Time, "The profile of corruption in the exit polls was bigger than I'd expected . . . Abramoff, lobbying, Foley and Haggard added to the general distaste that people have for all things Washington, and it just reached critical mass. Mark Adam Foley (born September 8 1954 is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Ted Arthur Haggard ( June 27, 1956) is a former American evangelical Preacher. . . Iraq mattered, but it was more frustration than it was an explicit call for withdrawal. If this was a get-out-now call for withdrawal, then Lamont would not have been beaten by Lieberman. Edward Miner "Ned" Lamont Jr (born January 3, 1954 Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24 1942 is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Iraq does play a role, but not the critical, central role. " Again, Rove expressed optimism for the future of the Republican Party (GOP), and defended the role of the Republican get-out-the-vote program he helped invent. He told Time, "I see this as much more of a transient, passing thing. . . . [T]he Republican Party remains at its core a small-government, low-tax, limit-spending, traditional-values, strong-defense party. I see the power of the ideas, even in a tough year. . . . People were talking 35, 40 or more and it didn't happen. There were a number of elections which were supposed to be close and ended up not being close. "^[70] He added that he has "fundamental confidence in the power of the underlying agenda of this President", and cited fighting the war on terror, tax cuts, immigration, welfare, and legal reform, reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, reducing trade barriers, restrained spending. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110 often abbreviated in print as NCLB and sometimes shortened in pronunciation to "nickelbee" is a controversial A trade barrier is a general term that describes any government policy or regulation that restricts International trade.

In the January 29, 2007 issue of Newsweek, GOP activist Grover Norquist described how Rove showed up at a weekly meeting of influential D. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is president of anti- Tax Lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform. C. conservatives early in the month, surprising attendees with his bubbly demeanor after weeks of rumors that he might be headed out. Norquist was quoted as saying "I think some people had given him up for dead, but he was good old Karl, upbeat and enthusiastic. " At the meeting Rove previewed Bush's final two years in office, saying Social Security reform was likely off the table and that Iraq and the economy would be the biggest issues for 2008. Social Security, in the United States currently refers to the federal Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance ( OASDI) program 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "I don't know anyone who holds him personally responsible for what happened to us in the election", said a GOP national committee member, who declined to be named talking about the inner circle. "But his stature isn't quite the same. " According to Newsweek, "behind the scenes, according to administration officials (anonymous in order to discuss White House matters), Rove has been laying the groundwork for Bush's State of the Union address and mulling how the GOP can regain momentum in 2008. . . . Rove has been busy trying to find common ground with Dems, organizing two meetings between Bush and the Blue Dog Democrats, a coalition of conservative lawmakers who offer the White House its best chance at compromise with the new Congress. Blue Dog Democrats are a group of 47 Moderate and conservative Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives. Rove also sat in on many of Bush's meetings with members of Congress in recent weeks about Iraq. "^[71]

Dismissal of U. S. Attorneys

Dismissal of U. S. Attorneys Controversy ( v • d • e )

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Administration Officials Involved Fred F. Fielding, White House Counsel William K. Kelley, Deputy White House Counsel William Moschella, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Brett Tolman, U.S. Attorney, District of Utah, former counsel to Senate Judiciary Committee Involved Administration Officials that Resigned Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General, former White House Counsel Kyle Sampson, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General Michael A. Battle, Director of the Executive Office for U. The A detailed chonology of events in the Dismissal of US attorneys controversy. This article about dismissed US attorneys summarizes the circumstances surrounding a number of U See also Dismissal of US attorneys controversy The various documents obtained by request or subpoena during dissmissal of U See also Dismissal of US attorneys controversy See Dismissal of U Fred Fisher Fielding (born March 21, 1939) is an American lawyer and a member of the George W The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. William K Kelley served as Deputy Counsel to United States President George W William Emil Moschella (born April 17, 1968) a United States lawyer and political appointee as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the administration of Brett Tolman is the United States Attorney for the District of Utah. United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and The United States District Court for the District of Utah is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Utah. Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. D Kyle Sampson (born in Cedar City Utah) was the Chief of Staff and Counselor of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. For the theologian and academic see Michael J Battle. Michael A S. Attorneys Michael Elston, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General Monica Goodling, Justice Department's liaison to the White House William W. Mercer, U. Michael James Elston (born February 7, 1969) a United States lawyer and political appointee in the administration of President George W Monica Marie Goodling (born August 6, 1973) is a former United States government lawyer and political appointee in the George W William W Mercer is a United States Attorney for the District of Montana, as well as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General for the United States S. Attorney, Acting Associate Attorney General (retains position as U. S. Attorney in Montana) Sara Taylor, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs Paul McNulty, Deputy Attorney General Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel (resigned prior to publicity surrounding the controversy, effective January 31, 2007) Karl Rove, Deputy White House Chief of Staff Bradley Schlozman, Director Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys; former Acting Assistant Attorney General for, and later Pricipal Deputy Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; former interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Patrick Leahy, Chair (D) Arlen Specter, Ranking member, former Chair (R) Chuck Schumer, Chair: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts (D)

U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary John Conyers, Chair (D) Lamar Smith, Ranking member (R) Linda Sánchez, Chair: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (D)

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Allen Weh, chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party, said he complained in 2005 about then-U. Sara Marie Taylor (born September 15, 1974 in Dubuque Iowa) was Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs at the Paul J McNulty (born January 21, 1958 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is the former Deputy Attorney General of the United States having previously Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10 1945 is an American Lawyer and former White House Counsel. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Deputy White House Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff, who is the senior aide to the President of the United States. Bradley J Schlozman (born February 6, 1971) was the head of the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, under United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and The US Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is the institution within the federal government responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting Discrimination United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a Standing committee of the United States Senate, the Patrick Joseph Leahy (born March 31, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Vermont. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Arlen Specter (born February 12 1930) is the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania and a member of the Republican Party Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts is one of seven subcommittees within the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary US House Committee on the Judiciary, or (more commonly the House Judiciary Committee, is a Standing committee of John Conyers Jr (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th congressional district The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Lamar Seeligson Smith (born November 19 1947) is a Politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's Linda T Sánchez (born January 28 1969 in Orange California) an American politician has been a Democratic member of the The Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law (CAL is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Allen Weh has been the chairman of the New Mexico Republican Party since 2004 is a retired US Marine Corps Reserve officer, and is now president and CEO New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. S. Attorney David Iglesias to a White House aid for Rove, asking that Iglesias be removed. David Claudio Iglesias (born 1958 is an American attorney from Albuquerque New Mexico. ^[72] Then in 2006 Rove personally told Weh “He’s gone,” Rove said. ^[72] Weh was dissatisfied with Iglesias due in part to his failure to indict Democrats in a voter fraud investigation. Weh followed up with, "There’s nothing we’ve done that’s wrong. "^[72] The White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino, has said that Rove "wasn’t involved in who was going to be fired or hired. Dana Marie Perino (born May 9 1972) is the current White House Press Secretary for President George W "^[72]

According to Newsweek, Kyle Sampson, Alberto Gonzales' chief of staff, developed the list of eight prosecutors to be fired last October, with input from the White House. D Kyle Sampson (born in Cedar City Utah) was the Chief of Staff and Counselor of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. ^[73]

Timothy Griffin, a former Rove aide, was the proposed replacement for fired attorney Henry Cummins. John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) was an interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from December 2006 Harry Earnest "Bud" Cummins III is a former United States Attorney of five years in the Eastern District of Arkansas. ^[74] Specifically, Sampson sent an email that stated "The vast majority of U. S. attorneys, 80-85 percent I would guess, are doing a great job, are loyal Bushies, etc. , etc. " Later in the e-mail, Sampson wrote that home-state senators may resist replacing prosecutors "they recommended. That said, if Karl thinks there would be political will to do it, then so do I. "^[75]

On March 14, 2007 former U. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald said he believes Rove was trying to influence the selection in reaction to pressure from Rep. Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) is the former junior United States Senator from Illinois, having served from 1999&ndash Dennis Hastert, then speaker of the House, and allies of then-Gov. See also Illinois's 14th congressional district special election 2008 John Dennis "Denny" Hastert (born January 2, 1942) is an George Ryan, who knew Fitzgerald was seeking someone from outside Illinois to attack political corruption. George Homer Ryan (born February 24 1934 in Maquoketa Iowa) was the Republican Governor of the U ^[76]

In emails released by Congress on March 15, 2007, Rove raised the idea of firing all 93 attorneys in early January 2005. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[77]

On July 26, 2007, Senator Patrick J. Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the committee was issuing a subpoena for Rove to appear personally before the committee and testify, following the testimony of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the U. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Patrick Leahy may refer to Patrick Leahy (athlete, an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics Patrick Leahy (bishop The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a Standing committee of the United States Senate, the Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. S. Attorney dismissal controversy and other matters. ^[78]

E-mail scandal

Main article: Bush White House e-mail controversy

Due to investigations into White House staffers' e-mail communication related to the controversy over the dismissal of United States Attorneys, it was discovered that many White House staff members, including Rove, had exchanged documents using Republican National Committee e-mail servers such as gwb43. The Bush White House e-mail controversy surfaced in 2007 during the controversy involving the dismissal of eight U The United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and The Republican National Committee (RNC provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. com^[79], or personal e-mail accounts with third party providers such as BlackBerry^[80], considered a violation of the Presidential Records Act. The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager The Presidential Records Act (PRA of 1978 44 USC §2201-2207 governs the official records of Presidents and Vice Presidents created or received after Over 500 of Rove's emails were mistakenly sent to a parody web site, who forwarded them to an investigative reporter^[81].

Investigation by the Office of Special Counsel

On April 24, 2007, it was revealed that Rove is being investigated by the Office of Special Counsel for his involvement in the email scandal, the firing of US attorneys, and for "improper political influence over government decision-making. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC is a permanent independent federal investigative and prosecutorial agency whose basic legislative authority comes from three federal statutes "^[82] In response to this investigation and other pending complaints, 2004 Democratic candidate for U.S. Vice President and former 2008 presidential hopeful John Edwards initiated a petition drive calling for Bush to fire Rove. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity ^[83] After Rove announced his resignation, Edwards' reply was "good riddance" ^[84].

Don Siegelman's conviction controversies

Former Democratic Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman^[85] was convicted in 2006 of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud. The Governor of the State of Alabama is the chief executive of the Government of Alabama The Governor has the power to execute Alabama 's laws and to call Donald Eugene Siegelman (born February 24, 1946) is an American Democratic politician However, some people have suggested that he was a victim of politically-directed trial led by Karl Rove. Siegelman, who very narrowly lost re-election in 2002 to Republican Representative Bob Riley, was considered by Republicans as the most serious opponent for Riley in the 2006 election, because of his popularity and record as Governor (Siegelman was defeated in the Democratic primary by Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley, who went on to lose to Riley by a wide margin in November). Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley (born October 3 1944 is an American Politician in the Republican Party. This is a List of Lieutenant Governors of the US state of Alabama, 1868 to present Lucy Baxley (born December 21, 1937) served as the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic Siegelman was convicted of accepting $500,000 from Richard M. Scrushy, then the chief executive of the HealthSouth Corporation, in return for appointing Mr. Richard Marin Scrushy (born 1952) is the founder of HealthSouth, a global healthcare company based in Birmingham Alabama. HealthSouth Corporation ( based in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the nation's largest healthcare services providers Scrushy to the state hospital licensing board. Siegelman is currently serving a seven-year sentence in a federal penitentiary.

There are rumors that the U. S. Department of Justice and Rove, as chief GOP political strategist, manipulated the court and the prosecution of Siegelman to destroy him politically. For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department ^[86]

On May 22, 2008, Rove was given a subpoena to testify before a House Committee about his role in the Siegelman conviction.

Resignation from the White House

In a Wall Street Journal interview published on August 13, 2007^[87], Rove revealed that he would resign from the Administration effective August 31. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Having originally floated the idea of resigning in mid-2006, Rove opted to stay with the White House through the 2006 mid-term elections and a number of policy debates in the first half of 2007. The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday November 7 2006. The resignation falls prior to the Labor Day deadline, set by White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolton, for any senior aides wishing to leave the administration prior to the end of President Bush's second term. Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President Joshua Brewster Bolten (born August 16, 1954) is the current White House Chief of Staff serving U In a statement, he said, "There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family". ^[88] Rove is expected to return to Texas following his resignation. He has indicated that he may write a book detailing his career in politics.

Post-resignation activities

Shortly after leaving the White House, Rove was hired to write about the 2008 Presidential Election for Newsweek magazine. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. ^[89] He was also later hired as a contributor for the Wall Street Journal and a political analyst for Fox News. Rove is an informal advisor to Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and has donated $2,300 to his campaign. ^[90] He is currently working on a book about his life and politics. ^[91]

Rove has also spent significant time on the road giving speeches to schools and other groups. Rove was scheduled to give the commencement address at Choate Rosemary Hall, a New England boarding school, but canceled after protests from students and faculty. ^[92] He instead made a private appearance at the school on February 11, 2008. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[93]

On March 9, 2008, Rove appeared at the University of Iowa as a paid speaker to a crowd of approximately 1000. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The University of Iowa, is a major teaching service and Research university located on a campus in Iowa City Iowa, on the banks of the Iowa River He was met with hostility and two students were removed by police after attempting a citizen's arrest for alleged crimes committed during his time with the Bush administration. A citizen's arrest is an Arrest made by a Person who is not a sworn law enforcement official. Near the end of the speech, a member of the crowd asked Rove if the school could have the $40,000 speaking fee refunded. Rove turned down this request. ^[94]

Religious views

In their book The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power, James Moore and Wayne Slater identify Rove as an agnostic. ^[95] Slater reaffirmed this claim in a National Public Radio interview. ^[96] After this was mentioned by Bill Moyers on PBS, Rove was asked about it in an interview by Chris Wallace on Fox News and denied being an agnostic, saying "I'm a Christian. Bill Moyers (born June 5, 1934, as William Donald "Billy Don" Moyers) is an American Journalist and public commentator The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Christopher or Chris Wallace may refer to Christopher Wallace (British Army officer, a retired British Army general and current trustee of the Imperial I go to church. I'm an Episcopalian. "^[97]

Miscellaneous comments about and by Rove in the media

• On December 8, 2004, Rove was named by Barbara Walters as the "Most Fascinating Person" of the year. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25 1929) is an American Journalist, writer and media ^[98]

• On January 19, 2005, Rove said George W. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bush was "one of the most intellectually gifted presidents we've had. "^[99]

• "You know," Rove told Debra Saunders in an August 2007 telephone interview after he announced his resignation, "you'd be shocked and surprised to learn how much the president reached out to Democrats. Debra J Saunders (born 1954 is a conservative Columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. "^[100]

• George W. Bush has referred to Rove as "The Boy Genius," "The Architect", and "Turd Blossom",^[101] a Texan term for a flower that grows from a pile of cow dung. Self Dubya 43 The Decider Hammer The Great Equalizer Family Poppy 41 Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus ^[102]

• He has often been referred to as "Bush's Brain". ^[103]

• His unique take on political strategy has inspired journalists to coin the term "Rovism". "All politicians operate within an Orwellian nimbus where words don't mean what they normally mean, but Rovism posits that there is no objective, verifiable reality at all. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950 who used the Pseudonym George Orwell, was an English writer Reality is what you say it is, . . . " - Neal Gabler, Los Angeles Times^[104]

• Rove's adoptive father was a Norwegian-American. Neal Gabler is a professor journalist author and political commentator The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Norwegian Americans (norskamerikanere are Americans of Norwegian descent According to Bob Woodward's recent book, Rove is obsessed with the "historical duplicity" of the Swedes, who seized Norway back in 1814. Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Treaty of Kiel was a settlement between Sweden and Denmark-Norway on January 14, 1814, whereby the Danish king a loser in the According to Woodward, this nationalism manifested itself as hatred for Swedish weapons inspector Hans Blix. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation (born 28 June, 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish Diplomat and Politician.

• Sarah Vowell wrote in Assassination Vacation that one of Rove's heroes is Mark Hanna, President William McKinley's political adviser. Sarah Jane Vowell (born December 27, 1969) is an American Author, Journalist, Humorist, and Commentator. Assassination Vacation is a book by Sarah Vowell, published in 2005 in which she travels around the country researching the Assassinations of U Marcus Alonzo Hanna ( September 24, 1837 &ndash February 15, 1904) best known as Mark Hanna, was an American Industrialist William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last Rove has denied this in interviews. ^[105]

• The 2004 political documentary Bush's Brain "…depicts Rove as the most powerful political consultant in American history and, in essence, a co-president" according to USA Today's South by Southwest film festival review. Bush's Brain How Karl Rove Made George W Bush Presidential is a book by James Moore and Wayne Slater that chronicles the political career of Karl USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ^[106]

• On November 17, 2006, Australian Opposition Leader Kim Beazley offered his condolences to the family of Belinda Emmett on the day of her funeral. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For Kim Beazley's father Kim Beazley senior, see Kim Edward Beazley. Belinda 'Belle' Jane Emmett ( April 12, 1974 – November 11, 2006) was an Australian Actress and Singer. However, instead of referring to Emmett's widower Rove McManus, Beazley mistakenly offered condolences to Karl Rove. Rove McManus (born John McManus II ^[107][108]

• On March 29, 2007, Rove was persuaded to participate in an improvised rap song at a Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington by improvisors Brad Sherwood and Colin Mochrie of Whose Line Is It Anyway? fame. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and The Radio and Television Correspondents Association (RTCA is an American Journalism group best known for holding an annual dinner in Washington D Bradley Ramone Sherwood (born November 24, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Actor, Comedian, and corporate Colin Andrew Mochrie (born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish Canadian Actor and improvisational comedian. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) was a short-form Improvisational comedy TV show A video of the event, showing Rove attempting to dance to the rap and referring to himself as "MC Rove" has since spread on the Internet. At the event, Rove also made fun of the claim that he is the epitome of evil, stating that his hobbies, besides stamp collecting, included ripping off the heads of animals. ^[109][110]

• When discussing his new book God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, Christopher Hitchens was asked by New York Magazine if "anyone in the Bush administration confided in [him] about being an atheist?", he replied, "Well, I don’t talk that much to them — maybe people think I do. Christopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British Author, Journalist, Literary critic and American New York is a weekly magazine concerned with the life culture politics and style of New York City. Atheism I know something which is known to few but is not a secret. Karl Rove is not a believer, and he doesn’t shout it from the rooftops, but when asked, he answers quite honestly. I think the way he puts it is, “I’m not fortunate enough to be a person of faith. ”^[111]

References

External links

Biographical data

• TheAtlantic.com - 'Karl Rove in a Corner: Karl Rove is at his most formidable when running close races, and his skills would be notable even if he used no extreme methods', Joshua Green, Atlantic Monthly (November, 2004)
• Right Web profile of Karl Rove
• Famous Texans - Karl Rove
• Chronology - Karl Rove's life and political career "Karl Rove - The Architect", Frontline Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The Atlantic (formerly known as The Atlantic Monthly) is an American Magazine founded in Boston in 1857 Frontline is a public affairs television program of varying length produced at WGBH in Boston Massachusetts, and distributed through the April 12, 2005. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Brains Behind the Remarkable Political Triumph of George W. Bush, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid and Carl Cannon, 2003, Paperback, 256 pages, ISBN 1-58648-192-4.
• Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential, James C. Bush's Brain How Karl Rove Made George W Bush Presidential is a book by James Moore and Wayne Slater that chronicles the political career of Karl Moore and Wayne Slater, John Wiley and Sons, 2003, hardcover, 416 pages, ISBN 0-471-42327-0, and the film of the same name^[1]
• Karl Rove.i8.com

Editorials

• Wall Street Journal editorial - 'Karl Rove, Whistleblower'
• New York Times - Paul Krugman - 'Karl Rove's America,' (July 15, 2005)
• Salon.com - 'It's time for Karl Rove to go: The president needs to ask for a special prosecutor in the Valerie Plame case', Congressman John Conyers Jr., Salon.com (October 15, 2003)
• CNN - 'It Doesn't look good for Rove' contains a legal assessment by John Dean regarding the state of the Plame scandal. This is an article about a term For the 2008 RTÉ drama see Whistleblower (TV series. Paul Robin Krugman ( born February 28 1953 is an American Economist, Columnist, Author, and Intellectual. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Conyers Jr (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th congressional district Saloncom, part of Salon Media Group ( often just called Salon, is an online Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) was White House Counsel to U
• New York Times - Frank Rich - 'Follow the Uranium'
• New York Times - John Tierney - 'Where's the Newt?' where he christens the Plame scandal "Nadagate" due to his opinion that there is no scandal. Frank Rich (born June 2, 1949 in Washington DC) is a Columnist for The New York Times who focuses on American politics John Marion Tierney (born March 25 1953) is a Journalist who has worked for the New York Times since 1990
• Transcript: Karl Rove at American Enterprise Institute, on the Magma Report
• Dickerson, John (8 November 2005). Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Don't Fire Karl". Slate. Slate is an English-language online current affairs and culture Magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael

Media accounts

• New York Times - 'Reporter Says He First Learned of C. I. A. Operative From Rove,' Lorne Manly and David Johnston (July 18, 2005)
• BBC.co.uk - 'Drawing up Blueprints for Bush Victory', Rachel Clarke, BBC (November 6, 2004)
• BNFP.org - 'The Controller: Karl Rove is working to get George Bush reelected, but he has bigger plans' (profile), Nicholas Lemann The New Yorker (May 12, 2003)
• The Guardian 'The brains' - Profile of Karl Rove - Special Report US Elections 2004, Julian Borger, (March 9, 2004)
• EditorAndPublisher.com - 'MSNBC Analyst and a Newsweek Reporter Say Karl Rove Named in Matt Cooper Documents', Greg Mitchell (July 2, 2005)
• FoxNews.com - 'White House 'Puzzled' Over Rove Flap', Fox News (June 24, 2005)
• PBS.org - 'Karl Rove The Architect' (documentary), PBS Frontline (April 12, 2005)
• WashingtonTimes.com - 'Rove rejects charges he was CBS source', Stephen Dinan, Rowan Scarborough, Washington Times (July 2, 2005)
• National Review - 'Lawyer: Cooper "Burned" Karl Rove' - Byron York. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Nicholas Berthelot Lemann is dean and Henry R Luce professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Washington Times is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published in Washington D Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Byron York is a conservative American Journalist and Author who lives in Washington D
• Transcript from CNN interview with Joseph Wilson, where he states that "my wife was not a clandestine officer the day that Bob Novak blew her identity", causing much speculation about his intended meaning from both sides. For information about the American political scandal pertaining to Joseph C
• Washington Times - 'Rove Fight Escalates', includes quotes from a former CIA agent who claims that Plame's 'nonofficial cover' did not qualify her as 'a covert agent'. This claim is based on a gross misquote of USA Today.
• NPR's Daniel Schorr discusses Rove's efforts to discredit Joseph C. Wilson and the surrounding scandal (July 13, 2005) (Real Audio)
• Star Tribune - 'The Plame blame: What do we know so far?' contains a recap of what is known to date (July 17, 2005)
• National Review - Andrew C. McCarthy on Valerie Plame'; provides a link to an amicus brief and also details Plame's name having being outed by the CIA prior to Novak's article. For the actor see Dan Shor Daniel Louis Schorr (born August 31, 1916) is an American Journalist who has covered For information about the American political scandal pertaining to Joseph C Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• NationalReview - Mark R. Levin - 'Valerie's No Victim' - about Valerie Plame
• Wall Street Journal - Staff - 'Memo Underscored Issue of Shielding Plame's Identity' - CIA memo at the center of the leak scandal was marked 'sensitive'
• Washington Post - "Role of Rove, Libby in CIA Leak Case Clearer: Bush and Cheney Aides' Testimony Contradicts Earlier White House Statement"
• RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman Statement On The Partisan Attack On Karl Rove
• Prosecutors tell Rove: No charges By John Solomon, ASSOCIATED PRESS, June 13, 2006
• Plame sues White House figures over CIA leak MSNBC, June 13, 2006
• New York Daily News -Rove on the United States Constitution and the separation between church and state in schools, September 3, 2006
• Youtube - Rove dancing to the MC Rove rap, clip from C-Span
• Karl Rove Raps and Dances from soundslam. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. com
• Video of Karl Rove holding "Free Don Siegelman" banner February 25, 2008

News compilations

• A CIA Cover Blown, A White House Exposed, summary from Los Angeles Times published August 25, 2005. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• MediaMatters.org - 'Karl Rove Controversy', Media Matters for America, a liberal/progressive media watchdog group. Media Matters for America (or MMfA) is a 501(c(3 Non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Journalist and Author Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies.
• '21 Administration Officials Involved In Plame Leak', summary compiled by Think Progress, a liberal/progressive watchdog group. The Center for American Progress is an American liberal political policy research and advocacy organization
• Plamegate timeline, AIPAC / Franklin Pentagon mole indictment, Niger yellowcake connections? at NewsFollowUp. com

Photos

• Darby and Karl Rove, from washingtonlife. com
• Rove mugshot, from The Huffington Post

U. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog S. Government links

• WhiteHouse.gov (video) - RealVideo of Karl Rove's tour of the White House Roosevelt Room
• Senator Harry Reid's "Rove Clock" shows number of days, hours, minutes, seconds without Republicans investigating CIA leak, from the Democratic Party's official Senate website

See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence

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