February 23, 2006 8:49 AM PST
Research In Motion's BlackBerry has long been a most-favored gadget among the nation's political elite. But power brokers and BlackBerry power users like White House insider Karl Rove (right, seen here in a photo from August 2004 with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagen) could be forced to overcome their "CrackBerry" addictions soon, if a pending court case leads to a shutdown of the wireless phone and e-mail service in the U.S.
Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
