Word: drumthwacket
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...Drumthwacket, the New Jersey governor's residence, is a genteel, Greek revival masterpiece. The 11,000 square foot spread harkens back to a gentler, calmer time when it was built in 1835. But when Gov. James McGreevey asked the state's Democratic Senators, Robert Torricelli and John Corzine, to the stately manor last Sunday night it wasn't for high tea. It was political...
...McGreevey, a wiry, tough pol, came to the same conclusion. For Torricelli, who literally hates Lautenberg and even threatened to cut off his "b__ls" in an infamous 1999 Democratic meeting, Lautenberg was tough to take. But, say insiders, he quickly caved. On 9 p.m. Monday night at Drumthwacket, Torch told the group, "One of the advantages of withdrwawl is," he paused, "I get to go home early." Everyone chuckled...
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