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...Democratic Party ran up a legal bill of some $11 million keeping the Republicans (and Bob Woodward) at bay, DNC chairman Roy Romer said Tuesday. He accused the GOP of dragging the investigations out just to drain their rival's coffers for the '98 election drive. But Republicans aren't making apologies. "Expensive attorneys are not needed by those willing to cooperate and tell the truth," said Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., chairman of the House investigation...
...which is another image-enhancing boost for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who is still steadfastly refusing to rule out a presidential run in 2000. But even more beneficial than the statistics was the GOP poster boy's first real exposure to a national youth audience this weekend ? as the host of ?Saturday Night Live.? Who knows, dressing up in drag (again) and taking part in a boxing match with Janet Reno might come to be remembered as the Giuliani equivalent of playing...
...Gravediggers The GOP manage to dredge up the grisliest White House fundraising allegation of all. Did the President give burial sites in Arlington National Cemetery to political donors...
...Surprise statesman of the day was Gingrich, who a rueful Mike McCurry thanked for "working tirelessly" on GOP support. Upon pulling the bill, Newt then proceeded to do his imitation of Dole on Bosnia, suggesting a defeat "would have sent a very very wrong signal" to the world, especially with U.S.-Iraq tensions running high. Could this possibly portend Gingrich vs. Gephardt...
...Republicans were not tight with that money. Fossella in New York and Whitman in New Jersey each received over $750,000 worth of party-sponsored issue ads to support their campaigns. Gilmore and the rest of the Virginia GOP ticket received over $2 million from the national party. (Bonus points to the first one to figure out why the Republicans killed campaign finance reform...