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To: KLP who wrote (38320)	4/7/2004 11:56:40 AM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 793964

As a lawyer who often goes through enormous masses of documents, the flap over draft documents was perfectly predictable. While people like you and me don't normally keep drafts of what we do [actually, I do keep drafts of certain things I do, particularly when I'm collaborating with others], I think that from a historical perspective it is definitely wise for actors in high governmental office to keep drafts of most documents. In fact, it would not surprise me if there is a requirement somewhere that such drafts be kept and archived. Drafts of previous speeches and documents could be a gold mine of information, never mind that they're not final. They show shifts in thinking, emphasis, suggestions from others, etc. All kinds of good stuff that can be used in making political points. Exactly the kind of thing I feared would happen when the agreement was reached to let Rice testify.