HILLARY'S HISTORY MYSTERY

From Arizona GOP National Committeeman

BRUCE ASH:

Hillary's Reluctance For Disclosure Manifests Itself Again, And Again, And Again...
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Scrutiny-Sensitive Hillary Has A History Of Shielding Documents From Release:

Hillary Has Kept White House Documents Locked Down Since Her Third Day On The Job With Healthcare Plan. "She appeared sensitive to scrutiny from the start. Just three days after her husband gave her authority over the healthcare plan, she was already considering limits on public access to the plan's records." (Stephen Braun, "Clinton The Organized," Los Angeles Times, 11/27/07)

Vince Foster Wrote A Memo To Hillary In 1993 Detailing How Health Care Documents Could Be Shielded From The Freedom Of Information Act. "In a Jan. 28, 1993, memo, deputy counsel Vincent Foster advised the first lady and Ira Magaziner, who devised the complex healthcare process structure, that task-force records might be withheld from release under the Freedom of Information Act if the files remained 'in the control of the president.'" (Stephen Braun, "Clinton The Organized," Los Angeles Times, 11/27/07)

"Her Response Is Not Known Because Many Of Her Healthcare Documents Have Not Been Released." (Stephen Braun, "Clinton The Organized," Los Angeles Times, 11/27/07)
Hillary Headed Up Rapid Response War Room In '92, Chronicled In Diane Blair Report That Resides In The Hands Of University Of Arkansas Library And Clinton Family:

Hillary "Rode Herd" Over The Clinton Rapid Response Defense Team. "[Hillary was] the driving force behind the rapid-response 'war room' operation. Later, she rode herd on the 'defense team,' a cloistered group of staffers and lawyers who fended off media queries ..." (Stephen Braun, "Clinton The Organized," Los Angeles Times, 11/27/07)

Former Clinton Chief Of Staff And Defense Team Member, Betsey Wright: "She methodically set down the counter-strategy in a disciplined way." (Stephen Braun, "Clinton The Organized," Los Angeles Times, 11/27/07)

Diane Blair Wrote A Report On The "Defense Team" During The 1992 Presidential Election. "Hillary's dear friend, Diane Blair, conceived of the need to write a final chapter for history. She broached the idea with the Clintons, and they immediately agreed. Exchanging her campaign strategist hat for the one she wore as a political science professor, Blair diligently interviewed senior campaign aides, including members of the Defense Team. Her questions, based on extensive preparation, elicited candid remarks from aides who trusted her. She chronicled the highs and lows of a dogged campaign and quickly generated a mountain of insightful information. In the end, she compiled her lengthy report - the introduction alone numbered thirty pages - into 'big bound volumes.'" (Jeff Gerth and Don Van Natta Jr., Her Way, 2007, p. 103)

Hillary And Bill Resisted Diane Blair's Desire To Write A Book About The Campaign Based Off Her Report. "She put together two 'big bound volumes' with the transcribed interviews and a 30-page introduction. She hoped to write a book, but the Clintons resisted." (Carolyne Park, "Blair Papers Not Ready For Release," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 11/16/07)

The Clintons Have The Only Other Copy Of Blair's Report. "Blair gave one copy [of the two volume '92 campaign history] to the Clintons and kept the other." (Carolyne Park, "Blair Papers Not Ready For Release," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 11/16/07)
"Last Month The University Of Arkansas Announced That The Blair Papers Would Not Be Made Public Until 2009." (Jake Tapper, "Clinton Papers Won't Be Released Until After Election," ABC News, 11/6/07)

Blair Papers Not Available Despite Indications That They Should Have Already Been Released. "[Q]uestions are being raised about why another set of papers relevant to [Sen. Clinton's] political career at yet another Arkansas library will not be available to the public until well after Election Day 2008, despite earlier indications that the papers would have been released by now." (Jake Tapper, "Clinton Papers Won't Be Released Until After Election," ABC News, 11/6/07)

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