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Report: Baucus' Girlfriend Worked on His Divorce While on His Staff ($14,000 raise for her)
Foxnews ^ | 12/11/2009 | Staff

Posted on 12/11/2009 2:16:16 PM PST by Red in Blue PA

The last person to know that Sen. Max Baucus wanted a divorce may have been his wife of 25 years.

It appears that Wanda Baucus was in the dark even as a member of Baucus' staff -- Melodee Hanes, the woman who is now his live-in girlfriend -- was plotting out the senator's life without a wife.

Hanes, Baucus' former state director, reportedly met at least twice with the Montana Democrat's divorce attorney eight months before the senator and his wife separated.

That revelation, reported by Lee Newspapers on Thursday, adds a twist of intrigue to a story that broke last week when Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged to Mainjustice.com that he was in a relationship with Hanes when he nominated her for U.S. attorney.

Baucus has been on the defensive ever since as details have emerged, including a Politico report Friday that Baucus gave Hanes a $14,000 raise last year and took her on a government-funded trip to Asia and the Middle East.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: 111th; baucus; cultureofcorruption; duplicate; melodeehanes

1 posted on 12/11/2009 2:16:18 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

Well, I would say that the headline just states the obvious. A logical chronological outcome.


2 posted on 12/11/2009 2:18:24 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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What a headline.


3 posted on 12/11/2009 2:19:29 PM PST by guido911 (Islamic terrorists are members of the "ROP", the "religion of pu*&ies")
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To: Red in Blue PA

Impeach the feces and find the next one to expose and get rid of. They disgrace our country and themselves. 95% of the US Congress needs to be impeached and/or voted out.


4 posted on 12/11/2009 2:20:04 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Red in Blue PA

While working on a pre-nup at the same time. I guess.


5 posted on 12/11/2009 2:22:15 PM PST by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: Red in Blue PA

Forget about, let’s get back to trashing Tiger!


8 posted on 12/11/2009 2:30:51 PM PST by org.whodat
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To: ExTexasRedhead

To get rid of all the bad ones means ALL of them need to be removed. Something about breaking some eggs to make an omelet.


9 posted on 12/11/2009 3:23:26 PM PST by Terry Mross (Is it racist if it's true?)
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To: guido911

LOL!

I only read it closely after your post.


10 posted on 12/11/2009 3:51:38 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (Obama, Hitler, Stalin: Who are 3 people nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

CLEAN HOUSE....AND THE SENATE!!! 2010 is a Make or Break year for our country’s future.


11 posted on 12/11/2009 5:03:53 PM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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