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Where, oh, where is CHARLIE TRIE? Congressional investigators have been eager to question the former Little Rock restaurateur and friend of BILL CLINTON's who appears to have funneled foreign money to the Democrats. Trie hightailed it to China when the scandal heated up. A month ago, frustrated G.O.P. Congressman DAN BURTON asked the President to seek China's help in locating Trie. Lo and behold, two weeks ago, Beijing gave U.S. diplomats the name of the hotel Trie was holed up in, and they passed that along to Burton. But that hasn't permitted investigators to get any closer...
Trie, Seng's business partner, is an Arkansas restaurateur and longtime friend of Clinton who is believed to be the DNC contact who brought Wang Jun, a Chinese entrepreneur and the head of a military-owned arms company, to a coffee klatch for political donors hosted by Clinton...
...Trie and his methods, it gave little sign. Cardozo informed Hillary Rodham Clinton and deputy chief of staff Harold Ickes of the problems with the Trie donations on April 4. At the time, Mrs. Clinton didn't recognize Trie's name until Cardozo identified him as a Little Rock restaurateur. Two weeks later, Trie was named by the President to a federal advisory panel on Asian trade, a plan that had been in the works for months. On April 24, Trie again visited Cardozo, this time handing over $179,000 in donations. Cardozo refused them...
BORN: Dec. 14, 1939, Pine Bluff EDUCATION: U of Arkansas, B.A., 1961, J.D., 1963 FAMILY: Divorced; four children RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer; restaurateur POLITICAL CAREER: Pine Bluff city attorney, 1968-70; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 8766, Pine Bluff 71611. Tel.: 501-536-1221 Dickey, who has won two narrow victories here, takes care not to attack favorite son Bill Clinton on his home turf. The exception to this rule is abortion: Dickey co-sponsored the bill to ban partial-birth abortions, which Clinton vetoed. On local issues, he agrees with Vincent Tolliver in supporting proposed Interstate...
BORN: July 16, 1930, Tarpon Springs EDUCATION: U of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1959; U of Florida, J.D., 1963 FAMILY: Wife, Evelyn; two children RELIGION: Greek Orthodox MILITARY: Air Force, 1951-55 OCCUPATION: Lawyer; restaurateur POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1982- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 1077, Tarpon Springs...