This would indicate that Clark was leave Stephens to report for CNN, as he did, with respect to the war against Iraq that was pending at that time.
Is there something here that I'm missing? I don't see how this applies at all to anything with respect to a prospective Presidential/Vice-Presidential run by Clark.
I think he wanted to discontinue that association early in order to diminish it as an issue when he announces. He still remains at some less controversial companies like WaveCrest, Messer-Griesheim, Acxiom Corporation and SIRVA Corporation.
There is also the matter that Stephens is mostly affiliated with GOP candidates. They were never close to Bill Clinton as many people here believe, and Clark would probably not have the full support of Stephens in 2004.