Karl Rove, former deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to US President George W. Bush, speaks during the Republican National Committee meeting at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC, 16 January 2008. Rove, failed to show up for subpoenaed testimony before the House of Representatives July 10, 2008 in a probe of controversial firings of federal prosecutors, at Bush's request, sources said. Rove, called to testify in an investigation into the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors which some saw as politically motivated, and led to the resignation of then-attorney general Alberto Gonzales, did not show up, the House of Representatives said. AFP PHOTO/Saul LOEB