
Person
Karl Rove
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- Acting
- Born
- Dec 25, 1950
- From
- Denver, Colorado, USA
Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American Republican political consultant, policy advisor, and lobbyist. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush administration until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has also headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives. Rove was one of the architects of the Iraq War. Prior to his White House appointments, he is credited with the 1994 and 1998 Texas gubernatorial victories of George W. Bush, as well as Bush's 2000 and 2004 successful presidential campaigns. In his 2004 victory speech, Bush referred to Rove as "the Architect". Rove has also been credited for the successful campaigns of John Ashcroft (1994 U.S. Senate election), Bill Clements (1986 Texas gubernatorial election), Senator John Cornyn (2002 U.S. Senate election), Governor Rick Perry (1990 Texas Agriculture Commission election), and Phil Gramm (1982 U.S. House and 1984 U.S. Senate elections). Since leaving the White House, Rove has worked as a political analyst and contributor for Fox News, Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Karl Rove, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Problem with Jon Stewart

Shadow World

Bush's Brain

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...So Goes the Nation

Fox News Sunday

Blood and Oil

Top Priority: The Terror Within

Resolved
Glenn Beck

The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing

The West Wing Documentary Special

The Contenders: 16 for '16

George W. Bush