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Pressed for an explanation late last week, a White House spokesman said Sununu had "assumed" that an educational charity, the American Ski Foundation, had actually footed the bill for Mrs. Sununu's airfare and their daily expenses. "We took their word for it," said the aide. In fact, the foundation has been inactive for several years, and currently has less than $100 in its bank account. Says Joe Prendergast, who heads the American Ski Federation: "We used to have a foundation. It's defunct...
...Sununu and his aides were scrambling last weekend to find a way to get a real charitable foundation to again reimburse the government for his Aspen boondoggle. A senior official told the Washington Post that the ski industry "may have made a mistake" and "may have to shift the payment." It was unclear how an empty-pocketed, defunct charity would find the money to make the accounts right. Also unclear was how much the episode had shaken George Bush's faith in his top aide. At best, Sununu has embarrassed himself and his boss. At worst, he might even share...
NATION: Is White House tough guy John Sununu about to fall...
There were no tears for John Sununu last week. Not in Washington, not in his home state of New Hampshire -- least of all at the White House, whose staff he has terrorized with personal insults and paranoid suspicions over the past two years. "This is the time when you expect 40 people to stand up and say, 'I know John Sununu, and he would never violate the public trust.' But you don't hear that, do you?" asked a senior administration official. "That's because John has violated one of the first rules of politics: Don't make enemies...
...many enemies has Sununu collected that Washington's favorite guessing game last week was which one stabbed the chief of staff in the back by leaking details of his travels. The answer seems to be that initial inquiries into Sununu's flights were not suggested by leaks, but once reporters started asking questions, plenty of eager tipsters emerged...