::Saturday, October 29, 2005::
THE GATEKEEPER
.. The New York Times published an online article today about Karl Rove, Pres. Bush's closest political adviser and the current focus of a political investigation in the White House regarding the outing of a CIA operative. The paper showed a picture of Rove with his assistant Susan B. Ralston, considered as currently the highest ranking Filipino-American official in the White House. Ms. Ralston is an intriguing figure at the moment, allegedly fiercely protective of her two controversial bosses. She was the former executive assistant to Jack Abramoff, a powerful Republican lobbyist, who was recently indicted on charges of financial fraud. She appears to have left the White House job presumably because of the stress it brings. She appeared before the grand jury on the CIA leak case because of her close association with Karl Rove, screening his phone calls and people going in and out of Rove's office.
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