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THOMAS RAVENEL News:
20070711
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 David
Vitter - Rudolph
W Giuliani
- Thomas
Ravenel
- Gay
- Abortion
- Immigration
- Drugs
-  Law
- 2008
Election -  Louisiana
- "A
Senator’s Moral High Ground Gets a Little Shaky."
... "From the beginning of his political career 16 years ago, [Louisiana
Republican] Senator David Vitter has been known for efforts to plant himself
on the moral high ground, challenging the ethics of other Louisiana politicians,
decrying same-sex marriage and depicting himself as a clean-as-a-whistle
champion of family values." ... "That self-created image, a political winner
here [Louisiana] since 1991, when Mr. Vitter joined the Louisiana House,
took a tumble Monday with the disclosure that his phone number was among
those on a list of client numbers kept by Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the so-called
D.C. Madam, who is accused of running a prostitution ring in Washington."
... "But the fallout was far bigger than local: his admission is also a
blow to the presidential campaign of [2008 election Republican] Rudolph
W. Giuliani, for whom he is Southern campaign chairman." ... "Mr. Vitter,
an uncompromising foe of abortion, same-sex marriage and the immigration
compromise that died in the Senate in June, was supposed to be Mr. Giuliani’s
ambassador to a region with large numbers of social conservatives suspicious
of the candidate’s moderate views." ... "But Mr. Vitter’s position in the
campaign could now be all the more tenuous given the questions surrounding
some of Mr. Giuliani’s other choices, including that of Thomas Ravenel,
who stepped down as South Carolina campaign chairman last month after being
charged with distribution of cocaine." -By Adam Nossiter
with contributions by Marc Santora -NYTimes
20070625
-  US
-  Iraq
-  Military
- Rudy
Giuliani
-  South
Carolina - Drugs
- Law
- Religion
- 2008
Election
-
"Giuliani
confronts string of bad news." ... "Republican [2008
election] presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has confronted a spate of
bad news in recent days, from the drug indictment of his South Carolina
chairman to criticism for skipping meetings of the Iraq Study Group." ...
"Among Giuliani's woes:" ... "_Giuliani's South Carolina chairman, state
Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, was indicted on federal cocaine charges last
week and stepped down from Giuliani's campaign." ... "_Giuliani drew criticism
last week for failing to attend official meetings of the Iraq Study Group,
a bipartisan panel that unanimously called for gradual troop reductions
in Iraq. Giuliani said he quit the panel after two months because it didn't
seem that he could keep it focused on "a bipartisan, nonpolitical resolution."
However, Newsday reported that instead of attending two meetings, Giuliani
was at paid speaking engagements." ... "_Victims' advocates called on Giuliani
to fire Monsignor Alan Placa, a Catholic priest suspended from the church
over abuse allegations, from Giuliani's security consulting firm. A Giuliani
spokeswoman said last week that the company has no plans to fire Placa,
a childhood friend of Giuliani's." -By Libby
Quaid -AP
via -Yahoo
20070619
-
Thomas
Ravenel
- Giuliani
- South
Carolina - Drugs
-
 Enforcement
-  Politics
- 2008
Election - "Giuliani’s
S.C. chairman faces cocaine charge: State Treasurer
Thomas Ravenel considered rising star in state politics." ... "South Carolina
Treasurer Thomas Ravenel, a former real estate developer who became a rising
political star after his election last year, was indicted Tuesday on federal
cocaine charges." ... "The millionaire is accused of buying less than 500
grams of the drug to share with other people in late 2005, U.S. Attorney
Reggie Lloyd said." ... "State Law Enforcement Division Chief Robert Stewart
said his agents were aware of the allegations before Ravenel was elected
in November, but they didn’t have enough information to pursue criminal
charges." -AP
via -MSNBC
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