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politico.com - 7/18/2008
Mehlman, Rove boost McCain campaign - David Paul Kuhn
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John McCain is getting much more than President Bush's endorsement and fundraising help for his campaign. He s getting Bush's staff. It s no secret that Steve Schmidt, Bush s attack dog in the 2004 election, and Mark McKinnon, the president s media strategist, are performing similar functions for McCain now. But other big-name Bushies are lining up to boost McCain, too. Ken Mehlman, who ran ...

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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:  Siegelman: McCain Should Compel Rove To Testify

Daily Kos:  Jonathan Chait wants to have a beer with John McCain

JammieWearingFool:  Hmm, I Had No Idea Karl Rove Worked For McCain

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Siegelman: McCain Should Compel Rove To Testify
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... But he argued that it was absolutely vital that the presumptive Republican nominee -- who, according to published reports, has received money from and privately consulted with Rove -- insist that the former Bush confidante respect Congress' investigative prerogatives. Barack Obama, he added, should do the same. ...

Jonathan Chait wants to have a beer with John McCain
Daily Kos — ... "Karl Rove, the president’s top political hand since his Texas days, recently gave money to McCain and soon after had a private conversation with the senator. A top McCain adviser said both Mehlman and Rove are now informally advising the campaign. Rove refused to detail his conversation with McCain." ...

Hmm, I Had No Idea Karl Rove Worked For McCain
JammieWearingFool — ... Clinton, and he beat them. He’s not the type of politician that will be easily destroyed by swiftboating , and the more McCain makes comments like the one he made last week, the more Obama will win the argument by looking more presidential, more unifying . Huh? Was Rove advising Hillary Clinton? Last I saw, Rove was still employed by Fox News. Of course, that alone is anathema to the left, but it doesn't give them an excuse to just make shit up. Sure, Rove supports McCain, has given him money , and probably some advice, but he's not working for him . This idiot Ferguson, ...

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