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Karl Rove News Archives

Karl Rove News Archives for October 2009

Oct 31, 2009 | Penn State Live

Heard on Campus: Howard Dean and Karl Rove

Karl Rove and Howard Dean speak to members of the media prior to their debate Tuesday night at Eisenhower Auditorium.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Fri Oct 30, 2009

US News & World Report

Bush's Bad Speeches and Karl Rove's Disappointing Genius

The growing frequency of presidential speeches has necessitated staffs of White House writers to help presidents craft their messages.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, George Bush, W., Opinion

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KTEN-TV Denison

Rove honors Bivins at funeral

Former presidential adviser Karl Rove remembered his old friend Teel Bivins as a "a modern man of old-fashioned character." Rove delivered a eulogy Thursday for Bivins, the former Republican state senator and U.S. ambassador to Sweden who died Monday after a longtime battle with a neurological disease.

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StartupJournal

Opinion: Rove: Tuesday's Elections and the Obama Agenda

OPINION OCTOBER 28, 2009, 10:37 P.M. ET Losses in New Jersey or Virginia could spook Congress.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Opinion

McClatchy DC

Rove-Dean health care debate punctuated by name calling

Karl Rove and Howard Dean brought the national health care debate to Penn State on Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Fox News

Who's Pulling Obama's Strings?

Is a new narrative starting to build? Is David Axelrod beginning to emerge as Geppetto to President Obama's Pinocchio? Obama fans are in a tight spot.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, George Bush, W., Dick Cheney, Opinion

The StarPhoenix

Bush's reputation already being rehabilitated

It's been one week since George W. Bush spoke in Saskatoon. By now, the protesters will have probably shelved their "Investigate 9/11" and "Bush is a Zionist patsy" posters and put away their political puppets for another day.

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Related Topix: George Bush, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Tue Oct 27, 2009

KansasCity.com

Health care debate draws Dean, Rove to Penn State

It sounded like the makings of raucous political theater: Former Democratic Party chief Howard Dean and former Bush administration official Karl Rove sharing a stage to discuss health care.They didn't disappoint, even if the students who brought the political heavyweights to Penn State on Tuesday night were looking for something a bit more cerebral ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush, W.

SYS-CON MEDIA

Karl Rove speaks up for the American People

New Orleans is preparing to welcome the biggest names in Oil when the illustrious Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit comes into town.

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Related Topix: George Bush, W.

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Media Matters for America

Research and communications arm: Fox News is home to GOP in exile

A Media Matters for America review of Fox coverage since September 1 reveals that these individuals, typically hosted alone or on unbalanced panels, often use their airtime to advance false and misleading claims about Democrats and progressives, as well as to fundraise, further demonstrating that Fox is effectively a conservative political ...

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Related Topix: US News, George Bush, The O'Reilly Factor, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, Mike Huckabee

Sun Oct 25, 2009

FITSNews

Meet Gresham Barrett's Dirt Digger

U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett has hired a Karl Rove protege who was at the center of the Bush Administration's Justice Department scandal to dig up dirt on his political opponents, documents filed with the S.C. State Ethics Commission reveal.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Gresham Barrett

Sat Oct 24, 2009

NewsBusters.org

MSNBCa s Olbermann and Maddow: Nothing Wrong with Off-the-Record Obama Visit, Since Bush Did It

Throughout the previous administration, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann would nightly attack President George W. Bush and members of his administration and regularly bash some conservative personalities for being too cozy with Bush.

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Related Topix: George Bush, W., US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Fri Oct 23, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

Karl Rove says Obama delaying Afghanistan action until after November election

Locally, the hottest election going is the St. Petersburg Mayor's race between Bill Foster and Kathleen Ford.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Virginia, Barack Obama

Thu Oct 22, 2009

StartupJournal

Opinion: Obama Goes Wobbly on Afghanistan

The president can sustain bipartisan support for the war if he demonstrates his personal commitment.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US News, Pakistan, Terrorism, Opinion

NPR

Attack It If You Must, But Fox News Still Reigns

Fox personality Bill O'Reilly interviews Karl Rove at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Bay Guardian

Attack of the right-wing nuts

In April 2006, with the approval ratings of President George W. Bush plummeting, his senior political advisor, Karl Rove, began discussing a plan to turn things around.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush, W.

Freerepublic.com

Karl Rove Says White House "Dominated by Chicago Style Politics"

Here is video of Karl Rove on "Fox News Sunday" talking about the White House's attacks on Fox News.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Philadelphia Weekly Online

Karl Rove, Fox News and chutzpah

You've got to admire the man's chutzpah. It's bad when presidents single out news organizations for criticism and reduced access, you see: Karl Rove, a Fox News contributor who advised President George W. Bush, said Obama's aides have tried to "demonize" Fox and compared their approach to that of President Richard M. Nixon.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush, W., Dick Cheney

Sun Oct 18, 2009

The Huffington Post

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

Good morning and welcome to your Sunday Morning Talkshow Liveblog, where every week, sacks of hot gas launch themselves into the skies over America confusing us with the outward appearance of seriousness and panic until it turns out it's just the whipped up nonsense of children and emotionally stunted men.

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Related Topix: US News

Fri Oct 16, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Rove: U.S. Allies Failed To Step Up

Karl Rove, top political adviser to former President George W. Bush, blamed U.S. allies Thursday for the shortage of military resources in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: George Bush, W.

Thu Oct 15, 2009

StartupJournal

Opinion: Rove: Obama Hasn't Closed the Health-Care Sale

Wait until the voters figure out how Congress is proposing to pay for reform. By KARL ROVE Now that the Senate Finance Committee has voted for the health-care bill drafted by Montana Democratic Sen.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Max Baucus, Opinion

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Netscape

13 3 drops

Karl Rove: The GOP Is Winning the Health-Care Debate - WSJ.com >> Posted By FairNBalanced 23 hours, 38 minutes ago in Political News Karl Rove writes in The Wall Street Journal that the health-care fight could cost Democrats control of Congress.

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Mon Oct 12, 2009

Vancouver Sun

Top political operative Karl Rove quits White House

Top White House strategist Karl Rove announced Monday he is resigning as George W. Busha s chief political operative, ending a tumultuous career that earned him a reputation for being everything from the U.S. presidenta s a oebraina to the administrationa s central nervous system A A A A A WASHINGTON -- Top White House strategist Karl Rove ...

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Related Topix: US News

Sun Oct 11, 2009

MSNBC

Strange Bedfellows Oppose Afghanistan Escalation

If President Obama decides to endorse Gen. Stanley McChrystal's plan to send tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan, he'll find an unlikely assortment of allies.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Mitt Romney, Ike Skelton, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Daily Kos

Fox has a new fantasy

Fox News -- joined by Rep. Steve King and Karl Rove -- has a new fantasy. This time, it's a supposed link between Obama's Dept.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Steve King

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Media Matters for America

In vicious new smear, Rove falsely claims Jennings advocated for NAMBLA

October 07, 2009 11:57 pm ET - 9 Comments After Sean Hannity introduced his Fox News show by asking, "Does Kevin Jennings support the group NAMBLA?" Karl Rove falsely claimed that Jennings, a Department of Education official, had engaged in "high-profile, in-your-face advocacy of things like NAMBLA and gay rights and queering elementary school ...

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Freerepublic.com

Karl Rove's Twitter Account Suspended

Karl Rove's Twitter account was suspended? Yes, indeed. Although the account is now up and running, Rove's gang has a call into Twitter Headquarters to find out what exactly happened.

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Insight

ACORN's Lewis suggests opponents are racist

ACORN's Bertha Lewis charged Tuesday that accusations about the embattled community organizing group are racist, alleging that a coordinated political effort started by former Bush adviser Karl Rove sought to stop the group from registering minority voters.

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Mon Oct 05, 2009

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Rove Backs Rubio in Florida Senate Race

Former Bush political adviser Karl Rove "has signaled his preference" in Florida's U.S. Senate race "with his wallet." Rove confirmed to NBC News "that he has contributed a $1000 to Rubio's campaign, the donation will be made public when Rubio files his next FEC report ." "This comes on the heels of Jeb Bush's public signal that he plans to stay ...

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government

Free Republic

Memo to GOP: No guts, no glory ["Thank God John McCain lost the election"]

Thank God John McCain lost the election. Citizen activists are now energized to defeat Obama's Marxist radicalism - with no help from McCain's anemic pragmatism.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, Activism, 9

Sun Oct 04, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Rove: "Too Early" To Pick GOP Presidential Front Runner

He says four years ago no one knew that Barack Obama would be the Democratic nominee in 2008 and win the White House.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, George Bush

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Northfield News

Rove blasts health care fixes at college

Karl Rove NORTHFIELD - Who knew Karl Rove had a sense of humor? In a Thursday night speech at St.

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Related Topix: Saint Olaf College, US Politics, George Bush, US News

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Las Vegas Sun

Rove's - principles': If Republican strategist has his way, people...

Karl Rove, the political guru behind former President George W. Bush, was in town recently to try to fire up the Republican Party's base.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, George Bush, W.

Thu Oct 01, 2009

StartupJournal

Opinion: Rove: Obama Can't Outsource Afghanistan

George Bush succeeded in Iraq by talking to his generals regularly. By KARL ROVE So our top commander in Afghanistan, Gen.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, George Bush, 60 Minutes, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Opinion

KMOT-TV Minot

Karl Rove Enters Scandinavian-American HOF

No matter what your opinion about Karl Rove, there`s no arguing that he`s proud of his Norwegian heritage.

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