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Obama's Just Blowing Smoke on Foreign Cash

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:51:00 CDT

Karl Rove might know a thing or two about smear campaigns, and he takes to the pages of the Wall Street Journal to dismantle the one he says Dems are mounting against him by alleging that he and Ed Gillespie "take in secret foreign money to influence our elections." Rubbish,...

Rove Group's Only Donors: Billionaires

Kevin Spak — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:43:00 CDT

Need proof that the term “grassroots” has become a meaningless political buzzword? Karl Rove’s American Crossroads group, which has occasionally used the term, is funded almost exclusively by four billionaires, according to Salon . And two of the four made their money in the oil and gas industry. It’s also worth...

Rove's Fundraising Group Pulls In Just $200

Kevin Spak — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:30:30 CDT

Remember that big scary “shadow RNC” Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie cooked up to lure the big GOP donors scared off by Michael Steele? It’s not going so well. The group, dubbed American Crossroads, raised just $200 last month, according to a report filed with the IRS—and no, that...

Rove Constructs 'Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy'

Kevin Spak — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:56:35 CDT

The Republican party's top operatives are quietly building a massive fundraising and organizing machine inspired by the one the Democrats used to sieze Congress and the White House. Headed up by Karl Rove and former party chair Ed Gillespie, the network of five connected groups is modeled after the "Democracy...

GOP Must Get Revenge in High Court Hearings

Kevin Spak — Wed, 20 May 2009 08:10:41 CDT

When Democrats waged an ideological war on the Supreme Court nominations of conservatives John Roberts and Samuel Alito, they set a dangerous precedent that should boomerang on whoever President Obama selects, says the Bush official in charge of those confirmations. Previously, the Senate graciously ushered through anyone with sufficient intellect,...

White House Blasts NBC Over Interview Edit

Kevin Spak — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:36:57 CDT

The White House went after NBC yesterday, accusing the network of doctoring a recent interview with President Bush, the Hill reports. Asked if comments about Iran were directed at Democratic candidate Barack Obama, Bush declined to answer directly, but White House counselor Ed Gillespie says the interview was purposely edited...

Bush to Cite Vietnam as Lesson for Iraq

Heather McPherson — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:22:11 CDT

President Bush will tell a convention of veterans today that the Vietnam War was, in the long view, a success that has lessons for Iraq, the Los Angeles Times reports. In excerpts released by the White House, Bush argues that the war contributed to bringing peace and prosperity to the...

Gonzales Gets Little Help In Fight for Job

Heather McPherson — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:14:10 CDT

Alberto Gonzales is prepping for his April 17 Senate testimony as strenuously as if it were a confirmation proceeding, the Washington Post reports, since his job clearly depends upon it. And he's going it alone: Thanks to possible obstruction of justice charges, DOJ lawyers won't let the attorney general coordinate...