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Top Strategist Karl Rove Exits the Bush White House
Karl Rove—the President's top political strategist—will leave the White House at the end of this month. Also, the Red Cross report describing CIA treatment of detainees in the war on terror, with techniques learned from countries known to use torture.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenKarl Rove—the President's top political strategist—will leave the White House at the end of this month. Also, the Red Cross report describing CIA treatment of detainees in the war on terror, with techniques learned from countries known to use torture. (An extended version of this program originally aired earlier today on To the Point.)
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2 storiesRove Exit Creates Crucial Vacancy at the Bush White House
Much of the White House staff reportedly was surprised today when the Wall Street Journal reported that, after 14 years as the President's top political advisor, Karl Rove would resign at the end of the month. Some Democrats say Rove acted above the law. Some Republicans say he should have left before last November's elections.
Read the story1 minAmerica's Treatment of Suspects in the War on Terror
The war on terror is going to be with us for a long time to come, as is the question of how we treat terrorist suspects. The New Yorker magazine has published new details on the CIA's treatment of suspects at so-called "black sites" outside the country.
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