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EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Exec’s Letter to Rove

Staff / Truthdig Jun 14, 2006 A well-connected Texas oil executive reaches out to Karl Rove and presto!--thus disappears a new rule designed to keep groundwater clear near drilling sites. Dig deeper

Paper May Take Legal Action Against Bush Aide

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2006 Bush's top domestic policy aide, Karl Zinsmeister, changed his quotes in a Syracuse newspaper's profile on him and then re-posted the article on his website. One of the quotes he changed was originally published as: "People in Washington are morally repugnant, cheating, shifty human beings." The editor of the paper says she is consulting a lawyer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s New Policy Advisor Wished ‘Explosion’ on Reporters in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 Karl Zinsmeister, Bush's new chief domestic policy advisor, said this in 2003 about journalists in Iraq: "A significant number are whiny and appallingly soft. ? I almost wished there would be a very loud explosion very nearby just to shut up their rattling." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush’s Appoints Washington Editor as Policy Adviser

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 It seems Bush has a thing for "Karls" as policy advisors. On the heels of Karl Rove's departure from his policy-advising position at the White House, the president has chosen Karl Zinsmeister, editor in chief of the magazine published by the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute. He has had some eyebrow-raising things to say on the subject of race over the years. (Biographical info on Zinsmeister here.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Feds Suspect Novak Promised to Cover Up for Rove

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Muckraking journalist extraordinaire Murray Waas reports that investigators suspect that columnist Robert Novak called Karl Rove to concoct a cover story that would protect Rove in the Valerie Plame leak investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove Reportedly Tells Bush: I Will Be Indicted and Resign

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2006 Top Bush aide Karl Rove has told the president that he will be indicted in the CIA leak case and will resign upon the public announcement of the charges, according to Truthout. Rove may be charged with perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Powell – Rove’s Return

Dwayne Powell / Truthdig Apr 23, 2006 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rove’s Replacement Was Fake Florida Protester

Staff / Truthdig Apr 21, 2006 The new White House policy chief, who is filling Karl Rove's shoes in that post, took part in the infamous "Brooks Brothers riot" of 2000, in which GOP operatives, dressed as protesters, tried to intimidate officials engaged in the Florida recount. (Via Truthout.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Fitzgerald Presents Rove Evidence to Grand Jury

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 It's the first time this year that Fitzgerald has told jurors that he would soon present them with a list of criminal charges he intends to file against the White House operative, according to Truthout's Jason Leopold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )