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...suddenly came after him."Hey, you faggot bitch," the man called out, "I'll mess you up." Running over, he knocked Sugar to the pavement and began kicking him in the back. As Sugar lay on the ground, another man ran over and stole his wallet...
When an automated-teller machine refused to return her bank card, Diana Collier did not think much of it. But when two check-guarantee cards also failed to work, she thought something might be fishy. She was right: her $60 eel-skin wallet had apparently demagnetized her cards...
...complex financial allegations could erode the aura of rebellious underdog that Hart has cultivated since his return. No longer can he get ) mileage out of the boast that he was the first Democrat to forgo PAC money. Nor will he be able to draw applause by pulling out his wallet and proclaiming, "This is our campaign treasury." But there is a limit to the damage that can be done. Because even young boys on bicycles subscribe to the conventional wisdom that Hart cannot win, new charges may not make much difference to his candidacy...
...this live-off-the-land posturing is preposterous. Hart squandered the strongest and most dedicated organization in the Democratic Party last spring for a reckless tryst with Donna Rice, an event that vividly confirmed concerns about his judgment and his character. Even now, as Hart gleefully brandishes his wallet containing $60 as his entire campaign treasury, he hopes to qualify for $1 million in federal matching funds, based on the contributions he raised before he initially withdrew from the race...
...that Hart is doing this merely to qualify for roughly $1 million in federal matching payments. But even if Hart were to receive this money, which is subject to the approval of the Federal Election Commission, the funds would go to his new 1988 campaign committee, not into his wallet. Nor is it certain that this money would ever be applied to his $1.1 million 1984 debt which, legally, is not owed by Hart personally. Only if Hart gets the matching funds, drops out of the race again, and wins FEC approval might this $1 million jackpot be used...