'sweeping' new federal investigation of Karl Rove

"The Bush administration and its chief strategist may be about to face a whole new problem," reports CNN's American Morning.

CNN's John Roberts says that according to reporter Tom Hamburger in today's Los Angeles Times "the Office of Special Counsel is about to launch a sweeping investigation into Karl Rove's political operations."

Among other things, the investigation will "likely hit most -- if not all -- Cabinet agencies, asking them about contacts with the White House," Hamburger says. "They'll also be looking for these missing White House e-mails..." Raw story