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To: JohnM who wrote (11521)	10/9/2003 2:48:17 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793801

now are wild supporters of a guy who admitted to sexual harassment. John, when did Arnold admit to sexually harassing women? I believe the only thing he said was he behaved badly in the past toward women. Heck, I'll bet there isn't a man alive who didn't at one time or another in his life behave badly toward women. Ever been to a college party? Think we should arrest and condemn for life every groping episode which happens there? Further, I think it's kinda funny the LA Times now sees sexual harassment as something to put on the front page, especially when one considers the charges were completely unsubstantiated. But that wasn't the topper of them all. Dragging out the supposed Hitler link was the real professional kicker for them.

To: JohnM who wrote (11521)	10/9/2003 6:58:54 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793801

I read about this when Dean first announced. If he gets the nomination, look for the Republicans to try to turn it into a big issue. "Judical Watch" is ready to start suing! :>) ________________________________________ WASHINGTON WRAP What's He Hiding?: On his way out of the Vermont statehouse, Howard Dean negotiated an unprecedented ten-year period for keeping some of his official papers confidential. Traditionally, outgoing Vermont governors receive six-year seals for their official papers, but the Boston Globe reports that Dean's camp wished to seal his records for longer in light of a possible return to politics and even considered making the privacy period contingent on whether he ran for president. Talks between state archivist Gregory Sanford and Dean's counsel centered on the possibility of a political opponent using a government document as ammunition against Dean in a future campaign. Sanford says talks focused on "the 'Willie Horton' example," a reference to commercials about the Massachusetts prisoner which helped ruin Gov. Michael Dukakis' bid for the White House in 1988. In the end, the two sides reached an agreement that sealed Dean's records for ten years with no extension, for about half of his official correspondents, meaning the records will not be available for public view until 2013. In an interview with Vermont Public Radio shortly before he left office Dean said, "Well, there are future political considerations. We didn’t want anything embarrassing appearing in the papers at a critical time in any future endeavor." Dean denied a request by the Boston Globe last July that he waive the seal. "No, it’s sealed for a reason," he said Last week Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group based in Washington called on Dean to open up the documents and said it is considering possible legal action. Campaign spokesman Tricia Enright said that the campaign still had no plans to open the papers and said that other governors, including George W. Bush, had done the same thing. cbsnews.com