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The Architect
President Bush, who opened today’s White House news conference, by gazing at the press corps and saying “Why all the glum faces?”, later lobbed an apparently good-natured zinger at political adviser Karl Rove.
Rove, the record will show, did not have one of his best days on Tuesday as the Democrats gave Republicans what Bush called a “thumpin’”.
Bush was asked for an update on his contest with Rove to see who could read the most books this year.
“You know,” Bush said, “I’m losing. I obviously was working harder in the campaign than he was.”
A good laugh was had by all in the East Room, including Rove from his front-row seat (as if he had a choice as to whether to laugh).
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