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To: LindyBill who wrote (10443)	10/2/2003 8:20:58 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793706

Scratch one..... Graham Drops Out of Presidential Race foxnews.com WASHINGTON — Democrat Bob Graham (search) will hold a news conference Friday to announce that he will be dropping out of the presidential race, Fox News has learned. Graham's campaign only has about $1 million cash on hand, causing a dire financial situation and the spokesman for Graham's campaign resigned Thursday as his staff considered how to save his lagging candidacy.

To: LindyBill who wrote (10443)	10/2/2003 9:00:55 PM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793706

LB, On the surface, the LA times response looks plausible. However, a careful exam of your comments and their response shows they failed to address your timing issue. In none of the other examples cited did they take 2-3 weeks to spoon feed elements of a promised greater story. You are right, this is just hype. I think it all helps Arnie get a greater percentage of the demo vote...Since Clinton remains so revered by so many, I just have to believe all demos love men who might even consider abusing women.

To: LindyBill who wrote (10443)	10/2/2003 9:06:20 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793706

Yes, well.....poppycock. The LA Times can't do a story about the President of the United States being accused of rape by a woman who came out and offered interviews, but can take the word of several "anonomys" sources and front page it. Talk about left wing media bias. It appears the effort to smear Schwarzenegger was intensive, and we are expected to believe that the timing is coincidental. M L.A. Times Editor Defends Schwarzenegger Story Thu October 2, 2003 08:31 PM ET By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics slammed the Los Angeles Times on Thursday for printing -- just days before the California recall -- allegations that Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger sexually harassed women, but the paper's editor said the decision to publish was made solely on journalistic grounds. Times Editor John Carroll said the story, which was investigated for seven weeks, was printed as soon as it was ready -- even though that was five days before the Oct. 7 recall election. "We expected criticism, but we're in the business of publishing information, not withholding it from the public," Carroll told Reuters in an interview. "We published the story as soon as it was fully reported and edited and we didn't hold it even a single day beyond that." Political analysts and officials with the Schwarzenegger campaign have said that the prominent page-one story, which relies heavily on unnamed sources, was evidence that the paper had an agenda to see the recall of Democratic Gov. Gray Davis -- and the front-running "Terminator" star -- defeated. The story contained allegations that Schwarzenegger groped six women on movie sets and in other settings over the past three decades, including an incident three years ago. Schwarzenegger responded by acknowledging that he had "behaved badly" in the past and apologizing. A PLANNED POLITICAL HIT? "I think it was a planned hit by the L.A. Times," syndicated columnist Jill Stewart, a former Times reporter, said. "You'd almost have to be working for the Democratic party to throw it out this late when you know Schwarzenegger would have no time to respond. It's staggering that the L.A. Times has done this." But Carroll said the story had to wait until it was nailed down before it could run. "It took a long time just to find people and then persuade them to talk and even then we failed in some cases," he said. "We had to do everything we could to verify these stories." Democratic political consultant Rich Lichtenstein called it "odd" that the Times would run the story on page one while relying heavily on unnamed sources, adding: "If you're not prepared to come forward it doesn't resonate with people. He has a right to face his accusers. That's what makes it thin." Carroll said he would have preferred to name all six of the women who accused Schwarzenegger of groping them, but was comfortable with the way the story was handled. "I always prefer named sources to unnamed sources but in cases in which women are humiliated and feel abused in sexual ways it's very difficult to get them to speak for the record," he said. "And some of the women also expressed concern that if their names were used they would have a hard time finding employment." He said that while Schwarzenegger and his advisors were not given the names of the women making the accusations, they were allowed to respond to the allegations in the story before it was published. The Times in editorials has urged readers to vote against the recall. Although it has criticized Davis, it also declined to support a replacement candidate for the governor, saying he should be allowed to finish the term he was elected to in November. reuters.com