SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 21: Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush, speaks during a panel discussion at the 2008 Mortgage Bankers Association Conference and Expo October 21, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The annual Mortgage Bankers conference runs through October 22. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 21: Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush, speaks during a panel discussion at the 2008 Mortgage Bankers Association Conference and Expo October 21, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The annual Mortgage Bankers conference runs through October 22.

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  1. In this photo provided by StarPix, former Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, left, and James Carville debate during Madison Square Garden Entertainment's 2009 Speaker Series, at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
  2. Karl Rove, left, and Howard Dean speak with panel moderator Susan Dentzer at the 2009 BIO International Conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
  3. Karl Rove, advisor to former US President George W. Bush, returns to his seat with food during a MLB interleague baseball game between Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals in Washington, June 21, 2009.
  4. From left: Karl Rove, Howard Dean, Tom Daschle, William H. Frist and moderator Susan Dentzer speak at the 2009 BIO International Conference in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
  5. WASHINGTON - MAY 15: Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President Bush drives away in his car after appearing at the Law offices of Patton & Boggs on May 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rove is scheduled to be interviewed as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush Administration.
  6. WASHINGTON - MAY 15: Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President Bush drives away in his car after appearing at the Law offices of Patton & Boggs on May 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rove is scheduled to be interviewed as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush Administration.
  7. WASHINGTON - MAY 15: Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President Bush drives away in his car after appearing at the Law offices of Patton & Boggs on May 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rove is scheduled to be interviewed as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush Administration.
  8. WASHINGTON - MAY 15: Karl Rove, former senior advisor and deputy chief of staff to former President Bush drives away in his car after appearing at the Law offices of Patton & Boggs on May 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Rove is scheduled to be interviewed as part of a criminal investigation into the firing of U.S. attorneys during the Bush Administration.
  9. FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2001 file photo, then-Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains his gift, an arrow that is believed to hit evil, to then -President George W. Bush, right, as they hold talks in Shanghai. When U.S. presidents and their diplomats meet with leaders, they come away with more than an earful about foreign policy. They also get exquisite baubles, objects of gold, robes and art. The Japanese writing on the lid of the box read: To His Excellency President Bush. From Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi."
  10. This July 29, 2002 file photo shows US President George W. Bush (R) shaking hands with Mark Sanford (L) at the North Charleston Convention Center 29 July 2002 in Charleston, South Carolina. Govonor Mark Sanford admitted June 24, 2009, amid speculation over his whereabouts for the last several days, that he has been engaged in an extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman. "I've been unfaithful to my wife," Sanford told a news conference in Columbia, the state capital."I developed a relationship with what started as a dear, dear friend from Argentina." His voice choking at times, Sanford apologized to his wife and four sons, his staff and supporters, and said he would resign immediately as head of the Republican Governors Association. The affair was discovered five months ago, Sanford said.
  11. Former President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks during a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  12. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) and former First Lady Laura Bush (L) listen as Texas Rangers owner Thomas Hicks speaks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009.
  13. Former President George W. Bush (L) shakes hands with Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks during a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  14. Former U.S. President George W. Bush (L) is presented a Texas Rangers jersey from team owner Thomas Hicks at a dedication ceremony to rename the owner's suite at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington to the President George W. Bush Owner's Suite before the start of the MLB interleague baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas June 18, 2009.
  15. In this photo provided by the Texas Rangers, Former President George W. Bush, left, jokes around with Houston Astros' Ivan Rodriguez (12) as he pays the visitors clubhouse a visit before the start of the game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, June 18, 2009. The owners suite at the ballpark was name in honor of the former president during a pregame ceremony.
  16. Former President George W. Bush, left, waves to fans from the team owners suite after being introduced to fans during an interleauge baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, June 18, 2009.

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