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Karl Rove: Biography and Much More from Answers.com
Karl Rove , Presidential Advisor Born: 25 December 1950 Birthplace: Denver, Colorado Best Known As: The chief political advisor to George W. Bush. Karl Rove is often called "Bush’s Brain" for his political genius in directing George W. Bush’s successful campaigns for governor of Texas and president of the United States.

MEMO TO JOHN McCAIN / KARL ROVE
OpEdNews – Newtown,PA,USA
by Allen L Roland Let’s face it, John ~ the race card works. Never underestimate the dumbing down of the American electorate. How do you think we kept Bush  in office for eight years ! Let’s keep pushing the Messiah image and Obama’s too good to be true ~ and pretty soon most Ameriicans will feel guilty for supporting Obama …

Playing the Rove card
Asia Times Online – Kowloon,Hong Kong
The McCain team’s triple-barreled race card reaction to Obama’s remarks took the campaign full speed down the on ramp into the Karl Rove tunnel. …

Will Rovean Tactics Be the Answer for McCain?
Campaigns & Elections – USA
In what was seen as the most ruthless example of the George Bush/Karl Rove strategy of bare-knuckle campaign philosophy, McCain fell victim to a racially charged push poll in the South Carolina primary that planted the notion that McCain’s adoptive Bangladeshi daughter was, in actuality, an illegitimate African American child the Arizona Senator had fathered. 

The Ticket Exclusive: National electoral map by state polls
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Today, The Ticket begins regular publication of the now-famous national electoral maps developed by Karl Rove, former chief political strategist for governor and then President George W. Bush and now a Fox News contributor. 

VIDEO: Court Supports Karl Rove Attempted Arrest
Javno.hr – Zagreb,Croatia
Whilst they were trying to carry our a citizen’s arrest of Bush’s chief advisor Karl Rove in Iowa, four motivated people were arrested by the police and …

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and his defenders in Congress …
The Birmingham News – al.com – Birmingham,AL,USA
Don Siegelman and his defenders in Congress are turning up the heat on that reluctant witness, Karl Rove. Democrats in Congress who want to hear from Karl Rove – in person and under oath – got a boost last week when a judge ruled other White House staffers aren’t somehow exempt from congressional subpoenas.

Karl Rove’s refusal to testify isn’ta surprise
The Tennessean – Nashville,TN,USA
So, Karl Rove has decided not to answer the subpoena issued by the House Committee in Congress! Does this surprise anyone? This White House continues to flaunt the rule of law on any and all issues including wiretapping and torture.

Assault on self-government
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
President Bush’s latest coups de main were commands to former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former White House political adviser Karl Rove to refuse appear before Congress to answer questions about White House involvement in forced resignations of nine United States attorneys in late 2006 for pliable replacements eager to transform law enforcement into partisan politics by other means.

The McCain Strategy Is Vintage Karl Rove, the Media Loves It, and …
Huffington Post – New York,NY,USA
There is a plausible argument that no one has so negatively impacted the lives of the American people and the world as has Karl Rove. Not only did he elect an incompetent, not only did he misuse the White House to further his goal of a permanent Republican majority, but he has destroyed the American political dialogue..

The Post-Rove Guru
New Republic – Washington,DC,USA
John Weaver, a former top adviser to McCain, was less circumspect, "Steve’s no more a Karl Rove protégé than I run the Johnson Space Center!