A Damaging Paper Chase In Voting
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By Timothy J. Ryan
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A15
When early jet aircraft crashed, Congress did not mandate that all
planes remain propeller-driven. But this is the kind of reactionary
thinking behind two bills that would require that all voting machines
used in federal elections produce a voter-verifiable paper record.
These bills -- the Ballot Integrity Act (S. 1487), and the Voter
Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act (H.R. 811) -- are
understandable backlashes to the myriad problems encountered in the
implementation of electronic voting.
Paperless Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines, those where
votes are entered into computers and stored only in computer memory
banks, have encountered numerous failures and no longer inspire public
trust. The response proposed in these Senate and House bills is for
all such machines to produce paper receipts that voters can examine to
ensure that their votes were correctly cast. The goal -- a double-
check of the machine tally -- is worthy. Unfortunately, paper records
are no panacea for the shortcomings of machines, and mandating paper
removes the incentive for researchers to develop better electronic
alternatives.
Why We Should Exit Iraq Now
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By Bill Richardson
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A15
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards have suggested that
there is little difference among us on Iraq. This is not true: I am
the only leading Democratic candidate committed to getting all our
troops out and doing so quickly.
In the most recent debate, I asked the other candidates how many
troops they would leave in Iraq and for what purposes. I got no
answers. The American people need answers. If we elect a president who
thinks that troops should stay in Iraq for years, they will stay for
years -- a tragic mistake.
Fred, Did We Really Know You?
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By Colbert I. King
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A15
Far be it from me to start trouble, but former Tennessee Republican
senator Fred Thompson, the presidential candidate who portrays himself
as a conservative outsider capable of reforming Washington, is playing
down his kinship with this town. Thompson may campaign as a steadfast
son of the South, but he is really one of us.
In fact, no other White House hopeful, Republican or Democrat, can
come close to matching Thompson's insider credentials. He alone among
the contenders has managed to reach the pinnacle of Washington
influence: the presidency of the Federal City Council, a powerful,
behind-the-scenes group comprising a who's who of this city's top
business, professional and civic leaders. The Federal City Council is
synonymous with the Washington establishment, and Thompson was its
chosen leader from 2003 to 2005.
Revitalizing the FHA
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This government housing agency can help rebuild the mortgage market.
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A14
ONE OF THE New Deal's enduring innovations is the Federal Housing
Administration, the mortgage-guarantee agency established in 1934. The
FHA has insured more than 34 million home loans over the past 73
years. FHA-insured loans are, in turn, packaged and sold as securities
that are backed by the Government National Mortgage Association. This
arrangement has encouraged financial institutions to lend to low- and
moderate-income households that do not qualify for "prime" mortgages
but that can meet the FHA's less-stringent borrowing requirements. The
FHA is one reason that America's homeownership rate grew from 40
percent of households at the time of the agency's inception to 68
percent today.
National Security Bubble
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How the Bush administration's attempt to protect the country went awry
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A14
THE GOAL OF the Bush administration after Sept. 11, 2001, was simple
and clear: Protect the country from another devastating attack. But in
its quest to counter unprecedented threats, the White House
deliberately avoided seeking the advice of Congress -- and even that
of some of its own top officials -- for fear of encountering
opposition to novel or aggressive tactics. This go-it-alone approach
led to the proliferation of dubious legal theories that authorized
activities such as the warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens and
the torture of suspected terrorists. Perhaps the most infuriating
aspect of the strategy was that it was largely unnecessary and
ultimately counterproductive.
Echoing the Candidates' Words -- In Spanish
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By David Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page C01
His is the voice of presidents, but tomorrow night in Miami -- after
much study and meditation, an energy bar, almonds and water without
ice -- Vincente J. de la Vega will lend it to Barack Obama.
He will track the candidate's mood and mannerisms, chart any eruptions
of emotion, channel any tempests of tone. For 90 minutes the Havana-
born de la Vega will do his best to "become" the African American
senator from Illinois. Whatever Obama says during the Democratic
presidential candidates debate in Miami, de la Vega will say it for
him -- in Spanish. Whenever Obama's lips move, a national television
audience of Spanish speakers will hear de la Vega's supple baritone.
Petraeus Disappointed At Political State of Iraq
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General's Letter to Troops Praises Progress on Security
By Michael Abramowitz and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A01
In a preview of his report to Congress next week, Gen. David H.
Petraeus yesterday expressed disappointment in the lack of progress
toward political reconciliation in Iraq. Administration officials said
he wants to return to Washington for another assessment in six months
to allow more time for Iraqi politics to catch up with what Petraeus
regards as rapidly improving security conditions.
Writing to his troops, the top U.S. commander in Iraq emphasized that
violence there had diminished in eight of the last 11 weeks. But while
"many of us had hoped this summer would be a time of tangible
political progress," Petraeus said in a letter addressed to "Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Civilians" serving in
Iraq that "it has not worked out as we had hoped."
In a New Video, Bin Laden Predicts U.S. Failure in Iraq
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By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A01
Ending a nearly three-year absence from public view, a dark-bearded
Osama bin Laden surfaced yesterday in a new video in which he
repeatedly taunted the Bush administration but made no overt threats
of renewed terrorist attacks.
The al-Qaeda leader appeared visibly older and spoke in somber tones
as he delivered a rambling, 25-minute monologue that included a
lengthy tirade against Western capitalism sprinkled with references to
recent news events and cultural and political figures.
Growth in Jobs Ends as Housing Crunch Widens
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0794.html
By Neil Irwin and Tomoeh Murakami Tse
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A01
Job creation in the United States came to a standstill in August as
the downturn in the housing market led employers to sharply reduce
hiring, a government report said yesterday.
It was the strongest evidence yet that problems in the housing market
were seeping into the broader economy. The stock market fell sharply,
and the report made it highly likely, analysts said, that the Federal
Reserve would cut a key interest rate later this month to try to
minimize the fallout.
Unions Press Clinton on Outsourcing Of U.S. Jobs
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By John Solomon and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A01
When Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to New Delhi to meet with Indian
business leaders in 2005, she offered a blunt assessment of the loss
of American jobs across the Pacific. "There is no way to legislate
against reality," she declared. "Outsourcing will continue. . . . We
are not against all outsourcing; we are not in favor of putting up
fences."
Two years later, as a Democratic presidential hopeful, Clinton struck
a different tone when she told students in New Hampshire that she
hated "seeing U.S. telemarketing jobs done in remote locations far,
far from our shores."
Bush Expected to Nominate Attorney General Next Week
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Former Solicitor General Is Called a Leading Candidate
By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A02
President Bush is expected to choose a replacement for Attorney
General Alberto R. Gonzales by the middle of next week, and former
solicitor general Theodore B. Olson has emerged as one of the leading
contenders for the job, according to sources inside and outside the
government who are familiar with White House deliberations.
Other candidates still in the running include former deputy attorney
general George J. Terwilliger III and D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Laurence H. Silberman, according to the sources, who declined to
be identified because of the sensitivity of the discussions.
Hsu Steered Major Fundraiser to Obama
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Campaign Acknowledges Link to Democratic Donor Who Is Now Under Arrest
By Matthew Mosk and John Solomon
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A05
Before becoming a major bundler for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's
presidential campaign, disgraced Democratic donor Norman Hsu helped
host a 2005 California event for Barack Obama's political action
committee and introduced the senator from Illinois to one of the
biggest fundraisers for his presidential bid.
Federal Election Commission records show that Hsu gave $5,000 to
Obama's Hopefund PAC in connection with the fundraiser and that people
publicly identified with Hsu and his companies gave an additional
$19,500 to the PAC in 2005 and 2006.
Plan to Target Businesses That Employ Immigrants Draws Fire
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By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A08
A pending crackdown by the Bush administration against U.S. companies
that employ illegal immigrants faced growing opposition yesterday, as
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several large industry groups joined
an AFL-CIO lawsuit to halt the program and the U.S. Small Business
Administration said it was considering whether to take their side.
"We are evaluating that," Keith Holman, a spokesman for the SBA, said
when asked whether the agency would file a friend-of-the-court brief
in the legal challenge to a drive by the Department of Homeland
Security and the Social Security Administration to pressure U.S.
companies to fire as many as 8 million workers who have suspect Social
Security numbers.
Studies Detail Likely Risk to Polar Bears
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By David A. Fahrenthold
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A08
Two-thirds of the world's population of polar bears could die out over
the next 50 years, as warmer weather melts away the thick sheets of
sea ice where the bears spend much of their lives, according to
studies released yesterday by the U.S. Geological Survey.
The studies are intended to inform the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
which is considering whether polar bears should be protected as a
"threatened" species. The findings sketch out a bleak prognosis for
the world's largest land carnivore, whose dependence on fast-eroding
ice shelves has already made it a symbol of the cost of climate
change.
Teams to Survey N. Korea Facilities
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U=2ES., China, Russia to Send Nuclear Experts; Bush Meets With S. Korean
Leader
By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A09
SYDNEY, Sept. 8 -- The United States, China and Russia plan to send
teams of experts to North Korea next week to survey nuclear
facilities, a step toward disabling the country's nuclear weapons
program, U.S. officials said Friday.
Christopher R. Hill, assistant secretary of state for East Asian
affairs, told reporters that the technical teams were being dispatched
at the suggestion of North Korea, an apparent breakthrough in what
have been fitful negotiations with the enigmatic Communist government
over its nuclear program.
Japan's Floundering Abe Fights for Floating Gas Station
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Refueling Operation Is Vulnerable to Domestic Power Plays
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A09
TOKYO, Sept. 7 -- For the election-battered, scandal-plagued and
competence-challenged government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, it has
come down to this: If he cannot keep a floating gas station open in
the Indian Ocean, Abe may be finished as the leader of Japan.
The high-seas refueling operation has been Japan's principal
contribution to the war in Afghanistan. Over the past six years,
Japanese military tanker ships cruising far from home have pumped more
than 127 million gallons of fuel, free of charge, much of it into U.S.
warships hunting for terrorists and smugglers.
Traffickers Infiltrate Military in Colombia
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Officers Provided Secret Information On U.S. Navy Ships
By Juan Forero
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A09
BOGOTA, Colombia -- An investigation by the Colombian Defense Ministry
has found that drug traffickers and rebels from the country's largest
guerrilla group infiltrated the U.S.-backed military here, paying high-
ranking officers for classified information to help elude capture and
continue smuggling cocaine.
The information obtained by the powerful Norte del Valle drug cartel
included the secret positioning of U.S. naval vessels and aircraft in
the Caribbean early last year, part of a carefully coordinated web
designed to stop cocaine from reaching the United States, according to
high-ranking Colombian military officials. The cartel is headed by
Diego Montoya, who is on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives.
'Too Soon' to Call Iraq a Failure, British General Says
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By Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A10
LONDON, Sept. 7 -- The general who led the British army from the 2003
Iraq invasion until last year said that it was "too soon" to declare
Iraq a failure and that Britain and the United States have a "moral
commitment" not to withdraw troops prematurely.
"I just think it would be wrong to pack up before the conditions are
right, and without the agreement of the Iraqi government," retired
Gen. Mike Jackson said in an interview Friday.
Iran Must Pay $2.6 Billion for '83 Attack
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By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page A12
A federal judge yesterday ordered Iran to pay more than $2.6 billion
to nearly 1,000 family members and a handful of survivors of a 1983
bombing of a Marine barracks in Lebanon that killed 241 soldiers. The
ruling brought cheers and tears from survivors but faces long odds of
being fulfilled.
"This court is sadly aware that there is little it can do to heal the
physical wounds and emotional scars," wrote U.S. District Judge Royce
C=2E Lamberth in his order. But he expressed hope that "this extremely
sizeable judgment will serve to aid in the healing process and
simultaneously sound the alarm to the defendants that their unlawful
attacks on our citizens will not be tolerated."
Denying Children's Health Care
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The Bush administration makes no effort to disguise its disdain for
government insurance programs, including the State Children's Health
Insurance Program.
The Employment Tea Leaves
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If there is any good news in the latest employment report, it is that
hardship may prompt a discussion about what needs to be done to fix
the economy.
Monday Night Existentialism
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By TEDDY WAYNE
It's show time for tonight's tragicomedy, "Waiting for Godot." I'm Al
Michaels giving the play-by-play in highbrow-definition alongside John
Madden.
Taking On Apartheid, Then a Nation's Stance on AIDS
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By MICHAEL WINES
Though she may be nobody's vision of a rabble-rouser, Nozizwe Madlala-
Routledge, recently dismissed as South Africa's deputy health
minister, has found herself at the center of controversy.
Hints of Progress, and Questions, in Iraq Data
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rld&pagewanted=3Dall
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Military statistics show that U.S. forces have made some headway at
protecting the Iraqi population, but there are questions over whether
the gains can be sustained.
Libyan Leader Says He Will Bring Rebels to Meeting on Darfur
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By WARREN HOGE
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and
said the Libyan leader had pledged to use his influence on behalf of a
peace conference next month.
Bin Laden Releases Video as C.I.A. Issues Warning
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By MARK MAZZETTI
Details of a new video emerged as the director of the C.I.A. gave a
public warning about Al Qaeda's growing strength.
Gaza Under Hamas: Quiet, Cut Off and Digging In
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pagewanted=3Dall
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Nearly three months after Hamas took control of Gaza, a wary calm has
taken hold in the increasingly isolated territory.
Nuclear Experts to Inspect Sites in North Korea
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By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
At the invitation of North Korea, an international delegation of
nuclear experts will travel to the North next week to inspect nuclear
sites that are to be shut down.
Arrest of One Turk in Germany Brings New Scrutiny to a Society of 2.7
Million
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agewanted=3Dall
By MARK LANDLER and NICHOLAS KULISH
In the wake of this week's foiled terrorist plot, Germans are learning
that their historically moderate Turkish minority may not be quite
what they thought.
Pope Vigorously Defends Catholicism in Austria and Raises Concerns on
Europe's Future
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By IAN FISHER
Pope Benedict XVI warned that Europe may extinguish itself if it
embraces abortion and rejects Christianity.
Pakistani Court Orders Arrest of Ex-Premier's Brother
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By SALMAN MASOOD
The court ordered the arrest of the brother of former Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif on murder charges, ahead of Mr. Sharif's expected return
to the country.
Chad Says It Will Help U.N.'s Darfur Peace Plan
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By WARREN HOGE
Chad's president, Idriss D=E9by, said he would allow leaders of the
fragmented rebel groups in Sudan to meet in Chad prior to next month's
peace talks with the Sudanese government.
Once Facing Deportation, a Woman Gets Asylum
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By NINA BERNSTEIN
Zhenxing Jiang, whose deportation case drew international attention,
will be allowed to stay in the United States with her family.
Germany Debates Security Measures
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urope
By JUDY DEMPSEY and KATRIN BENNHOLD
As the investigation continued into a foiled terrorist attack, there
were divisions over new security measures.
San Diego Diocese Settles Lawsuit for $200 Million
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By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
The settlement with 144 people who said they were sexually abused by
clergy members would be the second-largest payout related to such
abuse in the Roman Catholic Church.
Church Expands Its Mission to Immigration Advocacy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/us/08religion.html?ref=3Dus
By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN
A program designed to foster cooperation between two congregations,
one largely white, one mostly Hispanic, has expanded in an
unexpectedly political direction.
Unexpected Loss of Jobs Raises Risk of Recession
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=3Dall
By DAVID LEONHARDT and JEREMY W. PETERS
A Labor Department report showed that the economy lost 4,000 jobs in
August, the first drop in four years, suggesting that turmoil in the
financial markets could be spreading.
Congress Passes Overhaul of Student Aid Programs
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/washington/08loan.html?ref=3Dus
By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO
The bill approved Friday by the House and Senate would sharply cut
subsidies to lenders and increase grants to needy students.
Bernanke, the Fed and 2008
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If the Federal Reserve is unable prevent housing sickness from
infecting the rest of the economy, will the Democratic and Republican
parties make it to the 2008 elections without catching something?
2008: Thompson Dives In, Hagel May Step Out
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may-step-out/
Curious voters finally get to grill Fred D. Thompson, while reports
suggest that Senator Chuck Hagel has decided not to run for
president.
House G.O.P.'s History Could Repeat in Senate
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/07/us/politics/07web-hulse.html
Charges against Senate Republicans are similar to those faced by their
House counterparts in the run-up to the 2006 voting - an election that
did not turn out well for the House G.O.P.
Hagel Won't Seek Re-Election to Senate
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and JEFF ZELENY
Senator Chuck Hagel, the Nebraska Republican, will retire at the end
of his term and will not run for the White House, aides said.
Romney's Tone on Gay Rights Is Seen as Shift
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/us/politics/08romney.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By MICHAEL LUO
The presidential candidate bristles when he is accused of shifting his
views since his 2002 campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
Donor, After Missing California Court Date, Is Found Ill on Train in
Colorado
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/us/politics/08hsu.html?ref=3Dpolitics
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Norman Hsu's fugitive odyssey seemed to be coming to a close Friday,
as he was hospitalized under guard after being taken ill off a Denver-
bound Amtrak train.
Bad News Puts Political Glare Onto Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08policy.html?ref=3Dwashington
By EDMUND L. ANDREWS
The Federal Reserve could feel more pressure from Democrats and
Republicans to cut interest rates.
As a Report Draws Near, Democrats Ready a Stance
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/washington/08cong.html?ref=3Dwashington
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Democrats in the House and the Senate maneuvered Friday to portray
Gen. David H. Petraeus's scheduled report to Congress as being
controlled by the White House.
House Passes Bill to Curb Suits by Patent Owners
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/08/business/08patent.html?ref=3Dtechnology
By BLOOMBERG NEWS
The legislation, supported by technology and financial services
companies, would make patents harder to obtain and easier to
challenge.
Obama: a fresh face or an old-school tactician?
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obamaprofile8sep08,1,7542776,ful=
l=2Estory?ctrack=3D2&cset=3Dtrue
The presidential contender may be sold as something new, but in
Illinois' hardball politics, he fit right in.
By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
September 8, 2007
CHICAGO -- He managed to burnish a reformer's reputation while
swimming in the muddy waters of special-interest- infested state
politics.
He worked on a nice-guy image while practicing the hardball and
brawling tactics of Chicago-style politics.
Oprah may be Obama's best hope
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6836514?nclick_check=3D1
By Julia Prodis Sulek
Mercury News
Article Launched: 09/08/2007 01:31:54 AM PDT
Scott Smith will be attending the hottest party of the year this
afternoon: Oprah Winfrey's big bash for Barack Obama on her $50
million Montecito estate. The invitation for the garden party is so
coveted, a Hollywood publicist trying to please her star clients asked
Smith to name his price.
Smith, a San Francisco investment banker who wrote a $2,300 check to
the Obama for President campaign to attend the fundraiser near Santa
Barbara, turned down her offer to buy the ticket. He wasn't about to
give up the chance to hobnob with the rich and famous.
Hillary aide Richard Holbrooke threatens defectors to Obama
http://www.againsthillary.com/2007/09/08/hillary-aide-richard-holbrooke-thr=
eatens-defectors-to-obama/
They were devotees of the cult of Clinton. Greg Craig was Bill
Clinton's lawyer, defending him on TV against impeachment charges.
Susan Rice was a prot=E9g=E9e of Madeleine Albright, the 42nd president's
secretary of State. Anthony Lake was Clinton's personal foreign-policy
consigliere, his first-term national-security adviser. Now, however,
Craig, Rice and Lake are all top advisers to Hillary Clinton's main
rival, Barack Obama. In an increasingly bitter fight for the best and
brightest policy advisers of Clinton's presidency, these defectors are
aggressively recruiting junior- and midlevel officials from his
administration.
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