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thinkprogress.org - 3/5/2009

Rove Hits White House For Thinking ‘Everything Through From A Political Perspective’

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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 yesterday, Karl Rove strongly objected to the recent ...

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