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Article: Rove departure marks end of era for White House.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- August 14, 2007
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Byline: Peter Grier Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Washington -- Strategist Karl Rove's departure from the White House may signal the official end of an era of ambition for both the presidency of George Bush and the Republican Party as a whole.
The man President Bush dubbed "The Architect" long dreamed of leading a shift in US politics that would establish the GOP as the nation's clear majority party. His policy goals were similarly grand - he pushed for seismic change in American education, retirement programs, and immigration policy, among other things.
His plans won two tough presidential elections. But US political ...