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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (147599)	5/22/2001 10:35:37 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Ted Olson may be staying in the private sector.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (147599)	5/22/2001 10:40:20 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

CONFLICTING REPORTS Yet shortly after Jeffords told reporters about his intention to make an announcement on Wednesday, Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, said based on his own talks with Jeffords he expected the three-term Vermont Republican to stay in the party fold. ``He indicated to me that he is not going to change parties,'' Specter said. On Capitol Hill, Democratic and Republican senators, voting late into the night on a tax bill, told reporters they did not know what Jeffords would ultimately do. Senate Assistant Republican Leader Don Nickles of Oklahoma said, ``I expect he's going to stay with us. I'd be more than disappointed if he switched. I've talked to him a couple of times and I know he's weighing it.'' On Monday, Jeffords' office refused to confirm or deny a report that Democrats had twice offered Jeffords committee chairmanships in a failed effort to get him to switch parties. Jeffords press secretary Erik Smulson said in a statement: ``Regardless of party label, Senator Jeffords will continue to do what is best for Vermont and the nation.''