Rove & Bush
Chief political strategist Karl Rove is considered the architect of George W. Bush's two successful presidential campaigns. As he prepares to leave the White House, take a look at his long history with the Bush family:
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Karl Rove became chairman of the College Republicans. During his time in Washington, he became a special assistant to Republican National Committee Chairman George H.W. Bush and met George W. Bush.
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Worked for a political action committee dedicated to making the elder Bush president in 1980.
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Advised George W. Bush during his unsuccessful Texas congressional campaign.
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Assisted George H.W. Bush's unsuccessful presidential
campaign.
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Adviser for George W. Bush's successful Texas gubernatorial campaign.
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Adviser for Gov. Bush's successful re-election campaign.
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Chief strategist for George W. Bush's presidential campaign.
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Chief strategist for Bush's re-election campaign.
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Currently assistant to the president, deputy chief of
staff and senior adviser to President George W. Bush.
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Calling his service to President Bush "the
joy and honor of a lifetime," Rove announced that he will leave the White House at the end of the month.
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A Republican operative in Alabama said Karl Rove asked her to try to prove the state’s Democratic governor was unfaithful to his wife in an effort to thwart the highly successful politician’s re-election. Rove’s attempt to smear then-Gov. Don Siegelman was part of a Republican campaign to ruin him that finally succeeded in imprisoning him, said the operative, Jill Simpson, in an interview to air on CBS' 60 Minutes.
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The House Judiciary Committee served a subpoena on Rove to compel his testimony concerning allegations that the Department of Justice had dismissed U.S. attorneys based on party affiliation.
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Rove defies the subpoena and refuses to testify about charges of political pressure at the Justice Department. Rove had been scheduled to appear at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. A placard with his name sat in front of an empty chair at the witness table. A decision on whether to pursue contempt charges now goes to the full Judiciary Committee and ultimately to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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The House Judiciary Committee votes to cite Rove for contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to answer questions about the dismissals of several federal prosecutors. The committee decision is only a recommendation, and it was unclear whether the leader of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, would allow a final vote. The White House maintains Congress has no authority to compel testimony from current and former advisers.
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Credits:
The Associated Press
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