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briefingroom.thehill.com - 12/16/2008
Rove Blasts Obama On Senate Seat Scandal
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Karl Rove, who refused to answer questions for years on the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA official, criticized Barack Obama on Monday for not being more forthcoming in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) scandal. Rove, a former top White House adviser to President Bush, said on Fox News, ...

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Rove Reportedly Will ‘Help Lead’ GOP’s Fight Against Eric Holder For Attorney General
thinkprogress.org - 12/14/2008
Rove Reportedly Will ‘Help Lead’ GOP’s Fight Against Eric Holder For Attorney General
— thinkprogress.org — Senate Republicans, including Sens. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Jon Kyl (R-AZ), are trying delay confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee Eric Holder, raising questions about Holder’s role in the 2001 pardon of ... (more) Rove Reportedly Will ‘Help Lead’ GOP’s Fight Against ...

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article.nationalreview.com - 12/17/2008
York: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama? You Be...
— article.nationalreview.com — You dont think the Blagojevich matter could cause trouble for Obama? Then you havent looked closely enough at the Plame affair. (more) York: Could the Blago Scandal Ensnare Team Obama? You Be...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/15/2008
Rove Protege Griffin Mulling Senate Bid
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Karl Rove may be relegated to Fox News appearances and hoping to avoid prosecution once President Bush leaves office -- but the political career of one of his proteges, Tim Griffin, may just be getting started. The Associated Press reports that ... (more) Rove Protege Griffin Mulling Senate Bid

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Carol Platt Liebau: Mismanaging the Media?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Like Karl Rove on the right , Kirsten Powers on the left argues that mismanagement of the media is the only Obama-related scandal pertaining to Rod Blagojevich . As facts emerge, they may be right; that being said, it seems that faulty handling of the media in the early days of an administration is a pattern we saw in the Clinton White House that is now being repeated here. If there is a systemic disadvantage for Democrats, it rests in the fact that their presidential nominees receive an easy ride from the press during the general election season. Then, as they assume ...

Do As I Say
Balloon Juice — This really says it all about the last eight years: Karl Rove, who refused to answer questions for years on the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA official, criticized Barack Obama on Monday for not being more forthcoming in the Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) scandal. Rove, a former top White House adviser to President Bush, said on Fox News, “[Obama] should have, right from the beginning, been more forthcoming.” What can you add to that, really?

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