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Dog and Donkey...
...Iknowofseveral triallawyerswhohaveprovided intelligencetothecommitteefor useinhearingsWaxmanisundertakingontheIraqwar,theFDA, andtheDepartmentofthe Interior,"saysaRepublicanstaffer onthecommittee...
...I was turned off...
...ThisistheoneguyHillary doesn'twanttohavetodealwith, 1 2 T H E A M E R I C A N S P E C T A T O R M A R C H 2 0 0 7 O NT H EP R O W L andtheyclearlywantedtobring himdownanotchintermsofthe wayvotersperceivedhim,"says theNewYorkClintonally...
...Thiscampaignknows howtodooppositionresearch...
...Trial Lawyer Enricher Rep.Henry Waxman's GovernmentOversightCommittee staffiscoordinatinghearingsched-ulesandagendaswithoutoutside legalcounselandtriallawyerswho arepursuinglawsuitswithfederal governmentagenciesorcorporations--orboth...
...You could tell the crowd wanted to be supportive, but a few times it sounded like she was screaming at them the way she probably screams at Bill," says a DNC delegate from Illinois...
...It'snotsomuchthe divorce,it'swhethershe'dbewillingtotalktofolksabouttheyears priortothedivorce...
...Courting Disappointment Itwouldbeabrutalpoliticalfight, buttheWhiteHouseisputting togetherplansforyetanother SupremeCourtnomination...
...Hillary Rodham Clinton haven'tbeenwastingtheir timetryingtofigureout whatkindofmudtheycan makewiththelifeofformerNewYorkMayor Rudy Giuliani.Theman theClintoncampfearsmosthas ledacomparativelypubliclifefor thepasttwodecades,ifnotlonger...
...FormerSen.John Edwards, NewMexicoGov.Bill Richardson, andSen.Barack Hussein Obama werethestarsoftheevent,with bothEdwardsandRichardson deliveringspot-onspeeches...
...Wecan'thaveamoderate,that'sforsure," saysoneconservativeactivist...
...We werepushingthedivorce,the messywayitwashandled...
...Dog and Donkey Show TheDemocratNational Committeehelditswintermeeting inWashingtoninearlyFebruary, andmostoftheparty'spresidential nominationhopefulsshowedupto playdogtopartychief-donkey Howie Dean...
...We alwayshavethosekindsofplansin placeandreadytogo,"saysaWhite Housestaffer...
...Wesley Clark'speopledidn't getthatmemo.Hisspeechfell flatterthanhispersonality, withnotasinglestandingovation,evenatitsconclusion...
...Waxmanis basicallydoingthetriallawyers' dirtywork...
...Sen...
...AccordingtoaDemocratstaffer onthecommittee,Waxman'sstaff hasrecentlycontactedtriallawyers representingthefamiliesofmen whowereemployedbyaState Departmentprivatecontractorand werekilledbyterroristsinIraq...
...We'regoingtomorethanhitthetarget wesetinternallyoverall,andwe're morethancompetitivewiththe Romneypeopleacrosstheboard, butdirectmailisn'tdoingwhatit didsevenyearsago,that'sforsure...
...John Ensign,areattemptingto dissuadeherfromleaving...
...EvenbeforeGiulianiannounced hiscandidacyinearlyFebruary,the Clintoncamphadasetoftalking pointsattackingGiuliani'sprivate life...
...Accordingtoinsiders,though, Clintonallieshavebeenquietly workingacrossthecountrytodig updirttheycanuseagainsthim...
...It's beenanecdotal,butwe'rehearing thatthere'sbeenweaknessthere," saysaMcCainfundraiser...
...Put a Liddy on It ThereareincreasinglyloudwhispersthatSen.Elizabeth Dole ofNorthCarolinaismulling retirement,andthat Republicanleaders,particularlySenateMinorityLeader Mitch McConnelland NationalRepublicanSenatorial CommitteechairmanSen...
...Thelistsprobably changeabit,butthepooloffolks wecandrawondoesn'tchange...
...Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at her speech with the largest entourage and promptly confirmed that the hours of media and speech training she's been undertaking the past two years have been for naught...
...ThetriallawyershavebeenprovidingWaxman'sstaffwithinformationtheyhavegainedthrough discoveryandaffidavits,andlistsof questionstheywantWaxmanand hisstafftoaskinpreparationforand duringthehearingswhenpeopleare underoath," saysa Democrat staffmember forthecommittee...
...Richardsoninparticulargarneredanumberofstandingovations,thoughaccordingto Richardsonadvisers,theyhad seededtheaudiencewithfolksto jumpstarttheovations...
...Thecampaignhasn'tbeendoing anythingdirectly,butoutsideconsultantshavebeenusingsomecontractpersonneltopullinformation together,"saysaClintoncampaign associate...
...Edwards' handlershadthesamething,weall did,"saysaRichardsonaide...
...Itwasanuglydivorceandfolks thinkthatthere'senoughanger therethatitcouldbehelpfultothe cause,"saysanotherClintonallyin NewYork...
...Themulti-milliondollarlawsuitis wendingitswaythroughthefederalcourtsystem,andemployeesof thecontractingfirmareexpected totestifybeforeWaxman'scommitteewithinweeks...
...OnethinganumberofRepublicanswillattemptto divinefromthefilingsofSen.John McCain:thestrengthorweakness ofhisdirectmailoperation...
...Hanover Country OutsideconsultantstoSen...
...Butwefearwherethisthing couldgoifithappens.Weneedto bereadyforthefight,notsomuch withDemocrats,butwithourown peopleintheWhiteHouse...
...Checks in the Mail Peoplewillsoonbe poringovertheinitial FederalElection Commissioncampaignfundraisingfilingsfromthevarious presidentialhopefuls...
...ApparentlyformerGen...
...Part of the problem is the lack of a strong candidate to replace her on the ballot who could clear the field and keep higher profile Democrats at bay.O NT H EP R O W L M A R C H 2 0 0 7 T H E A M E R I C A N S P E C T A T O R 1 3 AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD MARCH 20, 2007 Clinton_Crack_ad21/22/073:29 PMPage 1...
...One person who has been contacted by friends and intermediaries of the campaign: Giuliani's former wife, second former wife, Donna Hanover...
...We'regettingallkinds ofhelpfrom outsidefolks,becauseintheend, whatweelicitfromthesewitnesses andfromtheseinvestigationsisgoingtohelpwiththelawsuitsthat areunderwayorwhichmaybe jumpstartedbyourefforts...
...Whathaschangeddramatically isthepoliticalenvironment,particularlywithpresidentialambitionsinplay.Thishassome conservativesnervousaboutthe namesontheshortlistforanotherSupremeCourtseat...
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