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Agency investigating Rove's political operation
POSTED: 9:51 p.m. EDT, April 24, 2007
Story Highlights� Federal agency investigating Karl Rove and other White House officials
� Presentations made by White House aides might have violated Hatch Act
� Hatch Act protects federal employees from political coercion
� Agency also investigating GOP e-mail accounts, attorney firings
From Ed Henry
CNN Washington Bureau
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A small federal agency responsible for safeguarding federal employees from political coercion has launched an extensive investigation into the activities of the White House's political operation and its architect, Karl Rove.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel is looking into whether Rove -- President Bush's longtime trusted political strategist -- or other White House aides violated federal law by making political presentations to government employees in the run-up to last year's midterm elections.

"We will do a thorough job. We will not leave any stone unturned," said Scott Bloch, a Kansas lawyer appointed by Bush to head the agency in 2003. "We will be fair, we will be impartial, and we will be thorough." (Watch what makes this probe different )

Bloch confirmed that Rove will be a focus of his investigation.

"Mr. Rove is a respected individual in the White House, and we plan to do our job with professionalism," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/24/rove.probe/index.html