Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla: "Mr. Rove, exactly what was your involvement in the decision to fire the eight U.S. attorneys and why are so many communications between you and the Justice Department now missing?"

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.: "Mr. Rove, do you think it is appropriate for a political adviser to the president to be intimately involved in evaluating U.S. attorneys charged with administering justice fairly across the nation?"

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.: "Should the White House ever be involved in advising federal prosecutors to target politicians of the opposing political party for prosecutions?"

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.: "Weren't there allegations of you doing the exact same thing when you were a political consultant in Texas? Wasn't there concern about your relationship to FBI agent Greg Rampton, who launched criminal investigations against opponents of your clients?"

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah: "So, how are the wife and kid?"

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.: "Going beyond the U.S. attorney firings, what was your involvement in revealing the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame?"

Sen. Hatch: "Didn't you go to Olympus High School? Go Titans."

Sen. Schumer: "Don't you realize that revealing the identity of a U.S. spy put the lives of many other agents who she worked with in jeopardy?"

Sen. Hatch: "How did you like your time at the University of Utah? Isn't the Hinckley Institute of Politics a great program?"

Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.: "Is it true, Mr. Rove, that when you were a young up-and-comer at the Republican National Committee, you conducted seminars on how to get away with political dirty tricks against the opponent?"

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill.: "Tell us about the time you sabotaged a candidate for state office in Illinois by passing fliers about his political fundraiser around a slum area in Chicago with a note that said, 'free drinks'."

Sen. Specter: "And what was your involvement in the spreading of slanderous, false accusations against Sen. John McCain in the 2000 South Carolina Republican Primary?"

Sen. Hatch: "So does the job with President Bush keep you pretty busy? Do you travel much? I love traveling. Don't you?"

Sen. Schumer: "Did you actually bug your own office during a gubernatorial campaign in Texas to make it look like your client's opponent did it to divert attention away from the issues?"

Sen. Kennedy: "Speaking of diverting attention away from the issues, how involved were you with the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in 2004?"

Sen. Hatch: "What's your favorite color?"

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.: "Do you eat babies, Mr. Rove?"

Sen. Hatch: "What do you know about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Would you like to learn more?"

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