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On the 2000 campaign trail and in the White House, Hughes earned a reputation for being tirelessly, and sometimes tiresomely, on message. Her refusal to acknowledge any flaw, mistake or internal dispute alienated reporters so much that at one point in the 2000 race Hughes offered to quit. "The press...
At the same time, Hughes is known for being one of the few aides in Bush's inner circle who is not afraid to bring the President bad news or tell him he's wrong. Before she left Washington, it often fell to Hughes to charge "into the propeller," as...
McKinnon and others argue that she has not needed to attend 10 meetings a day to retain her influence. "She is in his orbit," says McKinnon. "Karen is a constant compass for the President; she's true north." Other insiders say privately that Hughes did more than shape Bush's...
Hughes hints obliquely at this tension in the book. Recalling work on Bush's first speech to Congress, she takes a mild swipe at the G.O.P.'s fixation on tax reduction. "I had worried that the initial drafts of the address had led with the proposed tax cuts," she writes...
The Consigliere Returns After leaving Bush's side in '02, Karen Hughes is back with a kiss-and-kiss memoir 38