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"I've had a long-standing policy of not going out and revealing things that are said to me in confidence," he said. "I think it's a mistake and maybe even an ethical problem for people to do that—to go out and brag about being a player on the national scene, maybe to make themselves to look important," he told his listeners. "You know, I just wish that didn't happen like it does, and I certainly didn't want to be part of it."

More coverage of Dobson's remarks:

• Dobson: nothing to hide | Focus founder dares senators to bring him in. Dobson says Karl Rove didn't tell him how the Supreme Court pick would rule on Roe vs. Wade (The Denver Post)

• Defiant Dobson denies collusion | He says Rove never promised that Miers will oppose abortion (Rocky Mountain News, Denver)

• Dobson: No talk about Miers, abortion | Focus leader says he didn't get 'secret' information (Colorado Springs Gazette)

• Christian leader says he was told of Miers' beliefs | In remarks to be aired today, James Dobson says Karl Rove assured him in advance that the high court pick was a conservative evangelical (Los Angeles Times)

• Dobson: What Rove said about Miers | In his radio program, the Focus on the Family founder reveals what reassured him about the Supreme Court nominee (Time)

• Christian leader details Rove call | White House aide Karl Rove told James Dobson that Texas lawyer and Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers had taken positions that "would not be supportive of abortion" (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Tex.)

• Dobson to offer clarification on Miers | A conservative Christian leader will use his radio show Wednesday to try to tamp down a controversy that flared after he said he had confidential assurances from the White House about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers' conservative credentials (USA Today)

• James Dobson speaks on Miers | Dobson says his support stems from a private chat with Rove about nominee's evangelicism (ABC News)

• Miers supporter says White House made no promises (Reuters)

• The Dobson code | What does he really know about Miers? His explanation falls short (Editorial, The Sacramento Bee, Ca.)

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