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| | Karl Rove in a Corner |
 | | Karl Rove is at his most formidable when running close races, and his skills would be notable even if he used no extreme methods. |
 | | From the tumult of the lengthy recount, the absentee-ballot dispute, the charges of voter fraud, and, ultimately, the Supreme Court decision, George W. Bush emerged victorious by a margin of 537 votes in Florida—enough to elevate him to the presidency, and his chief strategist, Karl Rove, to the status of legend. |
 | | Also mindful of public relations, the Hornsby campaign brought forward a man who claimed that the absentee ballot of his son, overseas in the military, was in danger of being disallowed. |
| www.theatlantic.com /doc/200411/green (2117 words) |
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