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From: DOUGLAS *****
To: dncpress@dnc.org
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 1:00 PM
Subject: phone records for Dean/Sebelius/Quinn&Rose controversy

Sir: I am working on a freelance piece regarding the controversy over whether a certain conversation occured between Chairman Howard Dean and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. It purportedly occured at approximately 5am (I don’t know the time zone) on or about May 10, 2007.

Pursuant to the information on the Quinn and Rose radio program, the talk show hosts suggested that they have a source claiming that Dean encouraged Sebelius to use the recent Kansas tornado for political purposes.

Pursuant to my conversation with Dag Vega, I am making a request to have phone records made available to the press. The records must be certified by the phone company. Since the time zone for the time in question is unknown, please see that a several hour window if made available. In particular, it is important for the press to see any calls made by the staff of the DNC or by Chairman Dean himself to the area code 785 in Topeka, Kansas.

If you willingly provide such records for the press, you will be able to end the controversy. In the face of such evidence, Quinn and Rose would have no choice but to issue a retraction and apology. Certainly, you would welcome such a speedy conclusion. We know that the DNC would never want to exploit people’s heartache and tragedy for your own political purposes.

Thank you for your consideration.

...Doug

I think the phone/fax/email message went out before the 10th {Was that the Q&R show date?) as our Dem governor was alerting our DNC newspaper on the 7th.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-guard0507,1,2593730.story?ctrack=2&cset=true

O’Malley laments depleted Guard resources
Governor says state security is hurt by deployments
By Jennifer Skalka
Sun Reporter
Originally published May 7, 2007, 7:57 PM EDT
Gov. Martin O’Malley lamented Monday [May 7] that the ongoing deployment of 1,300 Maryland National Guardsmen this year to Iraq has left the state short on reserves and equipment.

His staff also circulated a memo that an aide said was prepared by the Guard at the request of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, indicating that the state is facing “critical equipment shortfalls to meet its domestic homeland security mission.”

Pointing to tornado-ravaged Kansas as evidence of the need to maintain state resources, the governor said that the equipment and troop shortage at home because of the war has “made our country more vulnerable instead of more safe.”

“They’re just simply not there to do their homeland security job because they’ve been deployed to do the job in Iraq, and it’s a big problem,” the governor said.

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Our gov is very tight with DNC operatives. Maryland is a test state for all kinds of nastiness.