Shadow Email System Under Scrutiny

A "back-channel e-mail and paging system," paid for and maintained by the RNC and used by Karl Rove and other top White House officials, "was designed to avoid charges that had vexed the Clinton White House -- that federal resources were being used inappropriately for political campaign purposes," the Los Angeles Times reports. "Now, that dual computer system is creating new embarrassment and legal headaches for the White House, the Republican Party and Rove's once-vaunted White House operation."

"Democrats say evidence suggests the RNC e-mail system was used for political and government policy matters in violation of federal record preservation and disclosure rules. In addition, Democrats point to a handful of e-mails obtained through ongoing inquiries suggesting the system may have been used to conceal such activities as contacts with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was convicted on bribery charges and is now in prison for fraud."

"The prospect that such communication might become public has further jangled the nerves of an already rattled Bush White House."

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