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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Road Walker who wrote (517008)9/29/2009 12:21:31 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) of 1583406
 
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"Not long after news leaked last month that Andrew Romanoff was determined to make a Democratic primary run against [Colorado] Sen. Michael Bennet, Romanoff received an unexpected communication from one of the most powerful men in Washington," Michael Riley reports in the Denver Post.

"Jim Messina, President Barack Obama's deputy chief of staff and a storied fixer in the White House political shop, suggested a place for Romanoff might be found in the administration and offered specific suggestions, according to several sources who described the communication to the Denver Post.

"Romanoff turned down the overture, which included mention of a job at USAID, the foreign aid agency, sources said.

"Then, the day after Romanoff formally announced his Senate bid, Obama endorsed Bennet.

"It is the kind of hardball tactics that have come to mark the White House's willingness to shape key races across the country, in this case trying to remove a threat to a vulnerable senator by presenting his opponent a choice of silver or lead."

The White House denied making any job offer to Mr. Romanoff, the reporter said.

"Yet several top Colorado Democrats described Messina's outreach to Romanoff to the Post, including the discussion of specific jobs in the administration. They asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject."
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