Ken Mehlman, White House political director, and Karl Rove, Bush's chief political adviser, used the Powerpoint presentation in a talk to California Republicans about the outlook for the GOP in House and Senate races in November.

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Ken Duberstein, the White House chief of staff for President Reagan, pointed out that several presidents had been as popular as Obama at the 100-day mark.

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Bush was updated throughout the night by his top two political aides, senior adviser Karl Rove and White House political director Ken Mehlman.

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