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Rove denies holding exorcism in Hillary Clinton's former office
Karl Rove says he's not The Exorcist. Rove, the Bush political shaman Democrats love to demonize, enlisted three clergymen to exorcise Hillary...
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WASHINGTON — Karl Rove says he's not The Exorcist.
Rove, the Bush political shaman Democrats love to demonize, enlisted three clergymen to exorcise Hillary Rodham Clinton's left-wing spirit when he moved into her West Wing office in 2001, according to an unflattering new biography.
"I talked to Karl; he said it's not true and, beyond that, he will have no comment," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
Clinton smiled and shook her head in disbelief Wednesday when asked about the tale, which appears in "The Architect: Karl Rove and the Master Plan for Absolute Power," by James Moore and Wayne Slater. "I'm speechless," she finally said.
Deal Hudson, a former Fordham University professor Rove enlisted to woo Roman Catholic voters, told the authors that he witnessed the exorcism, which he described as "an actual liturgical ceremony."
He did not return a message asking for comment Wednesday.
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