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Politics : Discuss the candidates honestly.

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To: tonto who wrote (933)6/28/2004 10:26:58 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Read Replies (2) of 4965
 
"Still, the fortune helped elect Sen. Heinz, and it has played a limited but key role in Kerry's primary campaign.

At a pivotal juncture, Kerry took out a $6.4-million loan in December on the Boston property. The big loan, requiring interest payments that exceed Kerry's Senate salary of $154,700, is nearly as much as the assessed value of the property. It came from Mellon Trust of New England.

"It was absolutely necessary for him to do that, and the wealth at that point helped him," said James Thurber, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University in Washington."

It appears to be an attempted buying of the Presidency. Can Teresa really believe her wealth has nothing to do with her husband's devotion?
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