Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Shaheen: Clinton Endorsement Not Tied To Ambassadorship

The always astute Phil Elliot of the AP, clears up the whole Bill Shaheen-Hillary Clinton endorsement story. Yesterday, the Internet was filled with stories of an apparent quid-pro-quo between Bill Shaheen and Hillary Clinton. Various writers argued that in exchange for his endorsement, Clinton would give Shaheen an envoy role in the Middle East. Here is Elliot's story:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NH_CLINTON_SHAHEEN_NHOL-?SITE=NHMAL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-03-27-18-09-15

Also, check out Blue New Hampshire for their side of the story called "Bill Shaheen and the Scoop That Wasn't"
http://bluehampshire.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=764DE700A3DF37666F23C46E2D0826D3?diaryId=616

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