Bush adviser Hughes says leak disrupts democracy

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By CLAY ROBISON

Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau

AUSTIN -- Karen Hughes, one of President Bush's longest-serving and closest advisers, said Wednesday that the public disclosure of a CIA operative's name was a disservice to the president and "very disruptive to democracy."

Hughes said she was confident that her fellow Texan and sometime rival, Karl Rove, the president's chief political adviser, didn't leak the name to a syndicated columnist because "Karl has said that he was not involved."

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"President Bush has said -- and I agree -- there are too many leaks in Washington. We didn't experience that kind of situation when we were here in Texas. I think it's very disruptive to democracy," Hughes said.

"Whoever did this leak obviously was not serving President Bush very well," she added.

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