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:: 11.04.2005 ::
:: "Bush Sidesteps CIA Leak Questions at Summit" ::
In Argentina, President Tries to Improve America's Image By William Branigin Washington Post
President Bush, attending a summit meeting in Argentina with leaders of the Western Hemisphere, promoted free trade and democratic values today as part of an effort to improve America's tarnished image in Latin America.
In a brief news conference on the opening day of the Summit of the Americas in the seaside resort of Mar del Plata, Bush skirted questions on the fate of top strategist Karl Rove, possible White House staff changes and his plummeting job approval ratings.
Sticking to a position he has adopted in recent weeks, Bush said he would not discuss Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff, until an investigation of his role in a CIA leak case is complete. Nor would he say anything about calls for a staff shakeup in the White House in the wake of last week's indictment of Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on charges of lying to FBI agents and a federal grand jury about the leak to reporters of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity. Libby resigned and left the White House when the indictment was returned. He pleaded not guilty yesterday.
Asked if he owed the American people an apology for his administration's past assertions that Rove and Libby were not involved in the leak, Bush said, "I'm not going to discuss the investigation until it's completed."
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