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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (1348)	8/25/2001 9:31:38 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1669

NOW, he has this to say...AFTER the polls, media, his own Democratic party, a--n--d--his attorney briefs him....Condit Says Saddened Over Intern Disappearance Aug 25 8:27pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, whose first television interview about missing intern Chandra Levy touched off largely negative reaction, complained in a magazine interview that he never got the chance to tell the country how "saddened and heartbroken" he is over Levy's disappearance. But he again refused to specify the nature of his relationship with Levy and assailed the media for turning the case into a "soap-opera scandal to keep their ratings up," according to excerpts of a Newsweek interview posted on the weekly magazine's Web site on Saturday. In a 30-minute interview with ABC's Connie Chung on Thursday, The Democratic representative from California said he had a very "close" relationship with the 24-year-old who disappeared in April, but refused to say if they had an affair. He also refused to say why he did not tell police about his relationship earlier. In a one-hour and 45-minute interview with Newsweek, Condit stuck to his refusal to publicly admit he had been having an affair with Levy, insisting that his was a "principled position." "The press is not entitled to know everything about my private life or the private life of any other member of Congress," said the married 53-year-old father of two. "You're not the church, and you're not the court." Condit said that Chung "didn't seem to be too interested in what I had to say." "I sat there the whole time with Connie Chung waiting for her ask me something other than a sex question," he added. Condit's remarks in the ABC interview, watched by an estimated 23.6 million people, sparked a series of critical remarks by politicians and calls for his resignation in the press. In his central California home country, the Modesto Bee newspaper, which had first called for Condit's resignation on Aug. 12, repeated that demand on Friday, saying he had given voters no reason to trust him. The most potentially damaging criticism came from House of Representatives Democratic leader Richard Gephardt, who called Condit's comments "disturbing and wrong" and said they added to the perception that "politicians are a bunch of bums." Gephardt said he would ask his colleagues what action should be taken against Condit. "EXHAUSTED FROM THE ORDEAL" Newsweek said Condit appeared "exhausted from the ordeal" during the interview, conducted at a Modesto condo owned by a member of his staff. The interview is to appear in the magazine published on Monday. Condit's first priority was to express his sympathy for the Levy family, a message that he felt had not come across during his ABC interview because of Chung's questions, Newsweek said. "There were things that I would have liked to have gotten into that I couldn't get into ... My heart goes out to the Levys," said Condit of the intern's parents. The Levys have repeatedly criticized Condit for not coming forward with all he knows about their daughter. Police say Condit is not a suspect in Levy's disappearance. Condit described the antagonistic relationship that has developed between him and the Levys as "an awkward situation" and that it bothered him greatly that "they're suspicious of me." "I liked Chandra very much, and I would never have done anything to hurt her. Next to them and probably her family, I'm the next person in line that would like to see her return," he said. If those feelings haven't come through, Condit said, it may be because he has failed to sufficiently show it. "I'm not one of those guys who wears his emotions on his sleeve," said Condit. "I'm not a sappy guy." But, he added, "I hurt inside."