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...Levy team has set the tempo of the coverage, a rhythm as regular as Susan and Robert Levy's appearances before the waiting cameras at the end of their driveway. After Condit denied the affair in two interviews with police, Levy's aunt and confidant, Linda Zamsky, provided details of their liaison to the Washington Post--details so embarrassing that they rang true. "It accomplished what we wanted," says one of the Levys' allies. That night Condit volunteered to do a third interview--the one in which he finally admitted the affair. The Levys then ramped up their demands, asking...
...Levys have understood when to step aside and stay out of the storm's path. Last week a furor erupted when Condit's p.r. woman, Marina Ein, was accused of suggesting to reporters that Talk magazine was writing a story that would show Levy had "a history of one-night stands." For once, the Levy team stayed nearly silent and let the allegation backfire, which it did when Talk denied that it had uncovered anything of the kind. And for a day, the airwaves and tabloids were dominated by what the New York Daily News labeled a "Chandra smear campaign...
...Condit did catch one break last week, when law-enforcement sources said they now believe that Modesto-area minister Otis Thomas--who happened to do landscaping work for the Levys--had fabricated claims that his daughter had had an affair with Condit when she was 18. What is unclear, investigators say, is whether the Levys, who amplified the charge, had any reason to think Thomas was not telling the truth. A source who spoke to Susan Levy told TIME she believed his claims were "true and accurate." But any benefit Condit might have gained from that disclosure was undercut...
...this gives police another set of leads that may or may not get them any closer to figuring out what happened to Chandra Levy. In keeping the focus on the Congressman, the Levys are betting that at a minimum, Condit is still holding clues that could help them find their daughter. But they are taking a chance. If he isn't the key, someone else might be slipping away...
OTIS THOMAS Pastor who alleged daughter's affair with Condit recants. Sin: Filling tabloids in vain...