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According to well-placed insiders on the Times' Board of Directors, a shaken Sulzberger made that announcement in a hastily convened meeting of the Board of the Times' parent company, The New York Times Corp. Sulzberger reportedly told the board that the discovery was made last week. "During an internal investigation, we reached the regrettable conclusion that Karl Rove has been running this newspaper since at least August, 2002," Sulzberger reportedly stated. "His intention is clear - to ruin the reputation of the newspaper and the party that our editorial policy supports." Sulzberger reportedly continued: "I ordered an investigation to determine...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARL CHRISTIAN ROVE!!! Karl Christian Rove (born December 25, 1950) is an American political consultant, and (as of 2005) U.S. President George W. Bush's senior advisor, chief political strategist, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff in charge of policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Rove

WASHINGTON - On a blustery night in the New Mexico desert, President Bush was giving the next-to-last stump speech of a grueling campaign. The next morning, voters would decide his fate. As he spoke, a man with nearly as much at stake was standing off to the side: Karl Rove. ... Bundled up in a "W '04 Road Crew" jacket, Rove was regaling a flock of reporters. As his boss cracked a joke on stage, the balding, bespectacled adviser was performing his walking political calculator routine. He spewed numbers - how many volunteers are in Florida, how much money was...