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Chandra Levy has been missing since May 1. Gary Condit was missing too, at least from the headlines, from Sept. 11 until Dec. 7, when he filed to run again for his congressional seat in California's 18th district in the agriculture-rich Central Valley. Television crews were waiting at the Stanislaus County courthouse, picking up a trail that had been erased from the front page by the terrorist attacks...
...running, not hiding, calling himself a victim of a "$100 million campaign waged against me by the news media." "It was a tough decision," Condit told TIME. "I just thought, There is no reason for me to go sit off in the corner. You know, I've done a good job on behalf of the people there; I am going to focus on my record and what I've done in the past...
...recent past that made this conservative Democrat from Ceres, Calif., the centerpiece of a cable-TV talkfest in the slow news months before the world changed. Levy, a Washington intern from Condit's district with whom he admitted having a "close relationship," was last seen at a Washington health club on April 30. Condit is not a suspect in her disappearance, say Washington police. His crime, Condit claims, was not participating in the feeding frenzy, at least until a disingenuous interview with Connie Chung on ABC last summer. "From the outset I was talking to law enforcement, being helpful, telling...
...Condit's cooperation, or lack thereof, is still very much at issue. In mid-November he was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury looking into Levy's disappearance and whether Condit obstructed justice. "We wish that Congressman Condit had been as conscientious about providing truthful answers and assistance in this investigation as he has been in gathering signatures for his re-election bid," says lawyer Billy Martin, who represents the Levy family...
...Running on Empty The headlines were too much about Gary Condit, a conservative California Congressman, and too little about Chandra Levy, his intern, whose disappearance made the anonymous pol, who ultimately admitted to a friendship with the 24-year-old, Larry King's favorite chew toy. His shameless efforts to save his rep instead of aiding the investigation confirmed the public's worst views of politicians. He apparently interpreted September's events as a reprieve: Levy is still missing, Condit is running for re-election...