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If you’re wondering whether special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald might still be going after Karl Rove, our nation’s papers aren’t going to help you out.
Here’s what the New York Times headlined its breaking news bulletin on its Web site (emphasis ours):
“Adviser to Cheney Is Indicted in Leak Case; Rove Remains a Focus as Inquiry Continues“
And Washington Post‘s (emphasis ours again):
“Cheney Aide Indicted in Leak Case, Resigns Vice president’s chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby faces obstruction of justice, false statement and perjury charges. President Bush’s top political strategist, Karl Rove, is spared.”
–Gal Beckerman
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