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To: sandintoes who wrote (1098)	8/8/2001 1:16:40 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1669

I wouldn't be surprised about anything regarding Condit..... GZ

To: sandintoes who wrote (1098)	8/8/2001 7:42:14 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1669

newsmax.com With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story... Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001 9:02 a.m. EDT Report: Gray Davis Hiding Condit on Catalina Island Embattled Rep. Gary Condit has been discovered hiding out at taxpayers' expense in luxurious digs on California's Catalina Island - accommodations secured by his close political ally Gov. Gray Davis, New York's WABC Radio reported Tuesday morning. "Gray Davis has given him a favor," revealed WABC's John Batchelor in an exclusive report to the "Curtis & Kuby Show." "The state of California, through the [University of Southern California], owns an inn. On Catalina Island ... [chewing gum magnate] William Wrigley Jr. and his wife, Aida, built a vast home on a place they called Mt. Aida - it was named for her. It's now a bed and breakfast and a conference center owned by USC and the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy. Well, that's where Condit is." Condit retreated to his home state over the weekend, reportedly to spend private time with his grown children. The California getaway was supposed to be an effort to repair the damage done to Condit's family over the last two months, when the investigation into the disappearance of his girlfriend Chandra Levy exposed a secret life that, according to some reports, featured up to 27 different women. Batchelor did not say whether Condit's wife, Carolyn, was with him on Catalina. Gov. Davis, who turned to the then-popular Congressman Condit in 1998 to help launch his gubernatorial career, returned the favor by putting Condit's grown children, Chad and Cadee, on his staff. In February 2000, Davis also hired Ms. Levy, who interned in his legal affairs office before accepting a Washington, D.C., internship with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It's not clear whether Rep. Condit, who was a frequent visitor to Davis' office in Sacramento, was romantically involved with Levy at the time, though his one-time driver bodyguard Vince Flammini has raised that possibility in interviews. The WABC report is the first evidence that Gov. Davis has taken an active role in helping Condit survive the political maelstrom that threatens to sink his career. "Gray Davis controls [the Wrigley] place," Batchelor said. "[Condit] is staying there so Gray Davis can say, 'The congressman needs privacy. He's there with his two grown children, who are on my staff. He's there with his press aides.'" While on his taxpayer-funded getaway, Condit is staying in a room now known as "The Grand Suite," which rents for $625 per night, has a bedroom, full bath, and harbor views. "Your tax dollars are going to hide Gary Condit from the truth," Batchelor observed. Read more on this subject in related Hot Topics: Levy-Condit Here's another story about a lawyer saying there is secret evidence that will tie Condit to Levy's disappearance. I couldn't get it to open so this is just the summary. newsmax.com