Bush aides may have illegally lost e-mail

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BUSH AIDES MAY HAVE ILLEGALLY LOST E-MAIL, DEMS SAY
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Andy Sullivan]
Karl Rove and dozens of other White House staffers appear to have illegally routed official e-mails through a Republican group that subsequently deleted them, a congressional report said on Monday. By using Republican National Committee e-mail accounts for official business, senior White House aides may have broken a law requiring them to preserve presidential records, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said in an interim report. "This should be a matter of grave concern for anyone who values open government and the preservation of an accurate historical record," said committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1839309320070618

* House Panel Says Records of E-Mails Are Missing
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/19/washington/19email.html
* Probe: E-mail trails missing for 51 officials linked to RNC
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20070619/a_emails19.art.htm


Bush aides may have illegally lost e-mail