According to Bloomberg News, in an attempt to distract from the scandal surrounding Karl Rove's involvement in the disclosure of a covert CIA operative for political gain, the White House moved up its announcement of its nominee for the Supreme Court
. This move comes amidst new revelations about a top secret memo on Joe Wilson that was prepared by the State Department and passed around among top-level Bush aides. Information in the memo was later leaked to reporters.
"Today President Bush talked about the need to protect our national security and renew the Patriot Act. If the White House was serious about defending our country, it would not allow the information in top secret memos to be leaked for partisan political gain," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. "The American people will not be distracted by this political maneuvering. We call on the Bush Administration to release the memo's distribution list and for any Bush officials or staff members who saw the memo to come forward."
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