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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/5/2009
Anticipating Testimony, Rove Begins The Spin
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In his first public comments about the deal to secure his testimony on the US Attorney firings, Karl Rove told Fox News.com : I understand they may be the hors d'oeuvres, but I'm the main course. Some Democrats would love to have me barbecued. But beyond that eye-catching quote, something ...
foxnews.com - 3/5/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Rove Warns of 'Show Trial,' Says Dems 'Would Love to Have Me Barbecued' - ...
— foxnews.com — Although he says it could turn into a "show trial," Karl Rove tells FOX News he is looking forward to telling the House Judiciary Committee about his alleged role in the firing of federal prosecutors and the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don ... (more) EXCLUSIVE: Rove Warns of 'Show Trial,' Says Dems 'Would ...

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Rove Hits White House For Thinking ‘Everything Through From A Political Perspective’
thinkprogress.org - 3/5/2009
Rove Hits White House For Thinking ‘Everything Through From A Political Perspective’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, in a piece that has become a media and right-wing favorite , Politico’s Jonathan Martin suggested that the White House hatched the strategy framing Rush Limbaugh as the face of the Republican party . Interviewed on Fox News ... (more) Rove Hits White House For Thinking ‘Everything Through ...

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judiciary.house.gov - 3/4/2009
House Judiciary Committee Secures Rove and Miers Testimony in U.S. Attorney Firings
— judiciary.house.gov — Congressman John Conyers WASHINGTON (DC) – In an agreement reached today between the former Bush administration and Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet ... (more) House Judiciary Committee Secures Rove and Miers ...

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