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Article: Rove's Future Role Is Debated; White House May Seek Fresh Start In Wake of Leak
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- The Washington Post
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- November 3, 2005
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Top White House aides are privately discussing the future of Karl
Rove, with some expressing doubt that President Bush can move beyond
the damaging CIA leak case as long as his closest political
strategist remains in the administration.
If Rove stays, which colleagues say remains his intention, he may
at a minimum have to issue a formal apology for misleading colleagues
and the public about his role in conversations that led to the
unmasking of CIA operative Valerie Plame, according to senior
Republican sources familiar with White House deliberations.
While Rove faces doubts about his White House status, there are
new indications that he remains in legal jeopardy from Special
Counsel Patrick ...