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To: Calvin Locke

Oh, and I believe the Clinton administration promised a MA Republican congresscritter a nice puff-piece by the Globe's Thomas Oliphant if he voted their way on something. He did and Oliphant delivered.

You're slighty wrong there. The Congressman was Peter Blute. When approached, he said "No Way" and immediately went to the newspapers and radio (Boston Herald, WRKO, and WBZ) and told them of the offer. It was a big story back then. Anyhow, he voted against their wishes, and was a target of theGlobe (and Oliphant) for the remainder of his career in Congress.

106 posted on 05/13/2004 2:00:54 PM PDT by theDentist (John Kerry for President? BWAHAAAAhahahahahaaaaaaaaaa!!)

It was a big story back then. Anyhow, he voted against their wishes, and was a target of theGlobe (and Oliphant) for the remainder of his career in Congress.

But wasn't it the Herald that nailed him with the Gidget/Booze Cruise pictures?

108 posted on 05/14/2004 5:21:42 AM PDT by 54-46 Was My Number

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