Karl ROVE was fired from the 1992 re-election campaign of Bush Sr. for allegedly leaking a negative story to NOVAK

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Rove fired from Bush Sr's '92 campaign over leak to Novak. Karl Rove was fired from the 1992 re-election campaign of Bush Sr. for allegedly leaking a negative story about Bush loyalist/fundraiser Robert Mosbacher to Novak. Novak's piece described a meeting organized by then-Senator Phil Gramm at which Mosbacher was relieved of his duties as state campaign manager because 'the president's re-election effort in Texas has been a bust.' Rove was fired after Mosbacher fingered him as Novak's source.
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(Sources: 'Karl and Bob: a leaky history,' Houston Chronicle, Nov. 7, 2003, ; 'Genius,' Texas Monthly, March 2003, p. 82; 'Why Are These Men Laughing,' Esquire, January 2003)"