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Letter from Al

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Dear Rusty,

Well, at least now I know what it’s like to get bad press. It wasn’t really getting to me until last week, when I was scheduled to brief Bill on my recent China trip. I got to the Oval Office a little early, and caught Newt Gingrich in there, briefing Bill on his trip to China. They were laughing merrily. “What’s so funny?” I asked as I entered the room. “Hello, Mr. Vice President,” Newt said, rising. “The President and I were just sharing a laugh about our respective political problems. You know, as de Tocqueville put it-“

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