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To: ManyMoose who wrote (65500)	4/11/2008 12:01:06 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 90947

Say no evil..... Randi Rhodes quits Air America radio NEW YORK - Randi Rhodes has quit the Air America radio network, a week after it suspended her for using a derogatory word for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton during an event in San Francisco. ADVERTISEMENT Air America Media released a statement Thursday saying the talk show host informed the company Wednesday night that she was severing ties with the liberal network. "We wish her well and thank her for past services to Air America," said the statement issued by Air America Media chairman Charlie Kireker and its president, Mark Green. They didn't announce who might replace her. The network suspended Rhodes indefinitely for what it said was "abusive, obscene language" during an off-air event sponsored by affiliate KKGN-AM in San Francisco on March 22. During a curse-filled standup routine, Rhodes ranted about Clinton, called former congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro "David Duke in drag," and joked that both women were "whores." Ferraro resigned from Clinton's presidential campaign after she got in trouble for what some considered racially insensitive remarks about Barack Obama. Rhodes' comments weren't broadcast, but a video of her performance circulated on the Internet. Rhodes' lawyer, Robert Gaulin, said the company had told the host she couldn't begin broadcasting again unless she made contract concessions. "Their actions caused the contract to terminate. They refused to give her her microphone back and put her on the air," he said. "It was a real shame. She was ready, willing and able to go to work." Gaulin said Rhodes is exploring other broadcasting options. news.yahoo.com

To: ManyMoose who wrote (65500)	4/11/2008 12:05:07 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

Have they questioned Rhodes yet? Fire destroys Clinton campaign office By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 28 minutes ago TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Fire destroyed a campaign office of presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in western Indiana early Friday. ADVERTISEMENT Two people were inside when the fire broke out but escaped without injuries, said Terre Haute Fire Department spokesman John Gardner. Gardner said nothing so far had indicated the fire was arson. "But we're doing a full investigation on it like any other commercial structure fire," he said. Clinton's campaign had no immediate comment. A volunteer firefighter driving past the building in a commercial district along U.S. 41 south of the city's downtown spotted flames on the roof shortly after midnight and warned those inside, Gardner said. The roof of the one-story building partially collapsed and a part of the front wall collapsed on a parked car, which then caught on fire. The adjoining office of a staffing services agency had water and smoke damage, but a fire wall held back the flames, Gardner said. Clinton is battling Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. Both candidates have set up offices throughout Indiana as they vie for the state's 72 delegates in the May 6 primary. Former President Clinton spoke Thursday night in nearby Vincennes and had a campaign visit set for Friday in the small city of Clinton about 20 miles north of Terre Haute. Obama was expected in Terre Haute later Friday. ___ Associated Press writer Tom Davies in Indianapolis contributed to this report. news.yahoo.com