U.S. attorney scandal gives Democrats a chance to investigate Rove« Thread Started on Mar 31, 2007, 3:28am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------U.S. attorney scandal gives Democrats a chance to investigate RoveBy Margaret Talev and Greg GordonMcClatchy Newspapers(MCT)read at source> http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/pol ... WASHINGTON - Allegations that politics improperly influenced the Bush administration's decision to fire eight U.S. attorneys last year are providing the new Democratic majority in Congress with a long-sought opening to investigate the maneuverings of White House political strategist Karl Rove.The testimony in the Senate this week by a former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales seemed only to heighten Democratic lawmakers' determination to force Rove to provide a sworn, public accounting of his role in the controversy. In that seven-hour testimony by Kyle Sampson, Rove's name came up some 70 times.