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  • Dinner with Governor? That'll be $1, please.

    12/14/2006 2:22:29 PM PST · by macmedic892 · 3 replies · 512+ views
    2theadvocate.com ^ | 12/13/06 | Advocate Capitol News Bureau
    A personal dinner with Gov. Kathleen Blanco could be within anyone’s grasp after a meal at the Governor’s Mansion sold for $1 in Monroe. In what amounts to a “bad joke gone awry,” the Monroe Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday fundraiser featured a live auction with the last item up for bid being a dinner with the governor. The meal sold to the first bidder, Monroe banker Malcolm Maddox, said Sue Edmunds, chamber president. Edmunds said it is a big embarrassment after Blanco generously offered the donation. “We are deeply apologetic,” Edmunds said. “This is not a reflection of our...