Interesting. In Newsweek, Mike Isikoff notes that Karl Rove is one of the recipients of an email Sen. Domenici's Chief of Staff, Steve Bell, sent on January 8th thanking Rove and two other White House aides for help getting Iglesias replaced. "Thanks for everything," writes Bell.

The direct reference in the email is to Iglesias's possible successors. But the context definitely suggests a role in the firing itself.

Here's the email Isikoff is talking about.