XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED JAN 14, 2004 21:04:35 ET XXXXX
PORING THROUGH THE BOXES: KERRY'S DIRT DIGGERS ON DEAN TURN AGGRESSIVE IN VERMONT
*Exclusive*
With the clock ticking it's a wild scramble to find dirt on Dean as primaries near.
A woman named "Robin" from John Kerry's New Hampshire campaign has been rummaging through files at Vermont's Secretary of State's Office in recent days, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
The first thing "Robin" asked for this morning was Dean's state campaign finance records, including those from this year, a well-placed source tells the DRUDGE REPORT.
Robin was told how the information from this year was federal. She then abruptly asked where she could get it. One archive employee -- who called Robin overly agressive and "nosey" -- patiently told her to check the FEC website.
Robin was joined by a guy named "Sam" and two others, one of whom was referred to as an economist. Sam was there from 9 until 12 looking for Dean pardons. The two other Kerry researchers were looking at Dean's budget and environmental records.
According to sources, at one point on Wednesday, Robin was yelled at by Louise Corliss, one of the archive staffers, for looking and fingering through boxes she had not requested.
Developing...
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The clock's ticking and they're getting desperate......they must have some inside info from Iowa that's telling them that Dean is going to pull it off.