Karl Rove, Deputy Chief of Staff to U.S. President George W. Bush, attends a news conference by Bush at the White House in Washington November 8, 2006. Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, change the direction in Iraq and alter the legacy of a U.S. president with two years left in office. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)