Special Counsel Probe Into Rove's Politicization Of Government Advances:"...The White House has admitted that roughly 20 agencies have received a PowerPoint briefing created by Karl Rove's office 'that included slides listing Democratic and Republican seats the White House viewed as vulnerable in 2008, a map of contested Senate seats and other information on 2008 election strategy.'Photo Credit: Karl Rove. (ThinkProgress.org)
Politicization of the federal government has been illegal for decades. The 1939 Hatch Act specifically prohibits partisan campaign or electoral activities on federal government property, including federal agencies. But in 2005, Ken Mehlman, formerly one of Bush's top political advisers, outlined the White House's strategy of utilizing government resources for partisan gain..."
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