Karl Rove, senior political advisor to President Bush will resign
{{date|August 13, 2007}}
[[Image:Karl Rove.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Karl Rove]]
According to officials, [[George W. Bush|President Bush]]'s senior political advisor, [[Karl Rove]], will resign his White House post effective by the end of the month, senior administration officials said Monday. Rove has held a top position in the White House since Bush took office in January 2001.

President Bush and Rove are expected to make a statement to the press at 11:35 a.m. [[w:Eastern Time Zone (North America)|ET]] ([[w:UTC-4|UTC-4]]), as Bush boards [[w:Marine One|Marine One]], heading for Crawford, [[Texas]].

In an interview with ''[[w:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'', Rove said: "I just think it's time ... There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family."

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/13/rove.resign/
|title=Karl Rove to quit at end of August
|author=Suzanne Malveaux
|pub=CNN
|date=August 13, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=axJq9.efR7Jk&refer=home
|title=Karl Rove, Bush's Adviser, to Resign on Aug. 31, Official Says
|author=Holly Rosenkrantz and David Altaner
|pub=Bloomberg L.P.
|date=August 13, 2007}}

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Karl Rove
According to officials, President Bush's senior political advisor, Karl Rove, will resign his White House post effective by the end of the month, senior administration officials said Monday. Rove has held a top position in the White House since Bush took office in January 2001.

President Bush and Rove are expected to make a statement to the press at 11:35 a.m. ET (UTC-4), as Bush boards Marine One, heading for Crawford, Texas.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Rove said: "I just think it's time ... There's always something that can keep you here, and as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family."
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