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Karl Rove drops prep school speech.....Don't go away mad Karl, just go away!

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Karl Rove Withdraws From Conn. Prep School Commencement Speech After Students Protest

Staff
AP News

Jan 28, 2008 16:04 EST

Following protests from students, former presidential adviser Karl Rove has withdrawn as this year's commencement speaker at a prestigious prep school, the school's headmaster said Monday.

The choice of Rove as speaker for the June commencement at Choate Rosemary Hall had led some students to plan to walk out of the ceremony. Others had sought to bring comedian Stephen Colbert to campus for an alternate speech.

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