http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rove_praises_burr Comments for "Rove praises Burr" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rove_praises_burr <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <img src="/sites/projects.newsobserver.com/files/richardburrhead_100.jpg" class="blog-icon" /> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"><p>Former White House advisor Karl Rove sees North Carolina Sen. <a href="/dome/profiles/richard_burr">Richard Burr</a> as a rising star in national politics.</p><p> During a speech at Duke University Monday night, Rove was asked to name rising national stars who had presidential possibilties. He named Burr and Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chairman of the House Democratic caucus, reports Rob Christensen.</p><p>&quot;There are number of people serving today who have great promise in the future,” Rove said. “One of them is from North Carolina. I am very impressed with him. He has a lot of knowledge about health care problems. He is a very impressive legislator.”</p><p>Rove had a role in advancing Burr’s political career. When he was still President Bush’s chief political advisor, Rove recruited Burr, then a Winston-Salem congressman, to run for the Senate in 2004.</p></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments"><a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rove_praises_burr#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/rove_praises_burr#comment Karl Rove Rahm Emanuel Richard Burr Under the Dome Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:27:38 -0500 bkrueger 3415 at http://projects.newsobserver.com