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From now on all the men that dismiss her (on these forums), with "she has too much baggage, can KMA! I knew she was smeared as part of a political campaign. I didn't know the smearing was done by Karl Rove.
<<<<Her challenger was a wealthy, conservative Republican who hired Karl Rove, now Bush's top political adviser, to help him take on the incumbent. From the start of the race, Moseley Braun was plagued by
charges that her office was mismanaged; that she misused campaign funds, spending donated dollars on dresses and jewelry; and missed important Senate functions, like orientation.
In the end, she lost by two points. She was eventually cleared of all charges by the Federal Election Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and other agencies involved in the probe. Yet ethical questions continued to dog her. When she was nominated to be ambassador in 1999, Sen. Jesse Helms (R) made sure the charges were aired once again. "In a way, I have him to thank for having all of the documentation in one place," Moseley Braun says, smiling. She was approved for her post by a vote of 98 to 2.
To this day, on the campaign trail, she carries an inch-thick dossier, one that she says outlines and discounts each charge. "Have at it," she says, pushing the folder across the table. In fact, her dogged self-defense leads some to suggest that the real reason she's running is just to clear her name. It's a charge she hotly denies.>>>
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