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...perfectly legal tool in the war on terror-and one that he even suggested might have helped avert the attacks of 9/11 if it had been in place then. Both speeches come on the heels of a speech Friday by White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove, who signaled that Republicans will use the war on terror in the midterm elections as a way of drawing a sharp contrast with Democrats. White House press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters Friday: "We are stepping up our efforts to educate the American people about this vital tool...
...House won him invitations to Hanukkah receptions, each attended by 400 to 500 people. McClellan has said Abramoff may have been present at "other widely attended" events. He was also admitted to the White House complex for meetings with several staff members, including one with presidential senior adviser Karl Rove, one of the most coveted invitations in Washington...
...more serious side to this McCarthy-like red-baiting campaign in that it reflects a broader trend in U.S. society towards what could be called authoritarian populism,” McLaren said. “Jones appears through his website to be auditioning to be the next Karl Rove...
...colleagues on Capitol Hill, DeLay suffers under what officials call this Administration's general lack of respect for Congress. But he is also in the unique position of being the most prominent modern Republican politician in Texas to rise without the help of White House senior adviser Karl Rove, and the two have never been close. "Karl thinks of him as someone a little bit too opinionated for his own good," says an official close to both men. "And DeLay thinks of Karl as a former mail vendor, not some great guru...
Their friendship and political partnership continued after the election, with Abramoff becoming national chairman of the College Republicans (a post once held by Karl Rove), Norquist serving as executive director and the two of them mentoring a baby-faced summer intern from Georgia named Ralph Reed, who would later turn the Christian Coalition into a political powerhouse. Abramoff and Norquist dreamed up plenty of headline-getting stunts?like an adopt-a-contra appeal, with posters imploring, ONLY 53 CENTS A DAY WILL SUPPORT A NICARAGUAN FREEDOM FIGHTER. But they also annoyed the Reagan team, to the point that they were...