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yy JOA Portland IVcss Herald Tuesday Mutch 17 1998 Joy Longley Connolly King the Martin Ricci support of Clinton falters Colo who unt declined to speak CONTINUE I 1 A I I I fl II 1 tape of interview gotten the tape of Paula Jones so why would I get the tape of she asked in an interview assess real and not activists as too intrusive it lost on a 52 percent to 48 percent voife The two referendum campaigns cost $8 million including $6 million behavior is especially troubling to some Democrats because far more than Republicans the party has relied on vigorous support from women voters seem to think environmen talists are outside the circle of those who care about the economy in she said just not seat in the US Congress and again in 1996 when he narrowly lost the seat to Democrat Tom Allen Martin a moderate and Joy a conservative will have to find a way to counter name recogni tion But since both lack deep finan cial support and an existing network of supporters throughout the state both will have to out hustle Longley and force him into debates where he mail from my mother doesn count But Kathleen Willey certainly be portrayed as part of some right wing touching And I think a very serious allegation against the presi dent along with the allegations of covering that Despite the new outspokenness among some most women Demo crats on Capitol Hill were still from the paper industry largely fortelevision advertising votes came on forestry bills that were shelved while the public voted on the referendum questions Although final action has not been taken on the bills the preliminary votes provide clear sig nals of how the committee is likely to act Holt the former legislator said she was dissatisfied by failure to lead the way out of the clear cutting stalemate She said she particularly objected to com ments by some committee mem bers who criticized environmental positions Environmental groups are calling for change she said because the trial lawyer and delegate to the 1996 Democratic National Convention who declared hrs candidacy early in ebruary Joseph Ricci owner of Scarborough Downs who filed signatures but says he hasn i uecioea wneiner to run or not Siebert an Annapolis attorney who served as ambassador to Swe den and his wife invited Willey to spend a week with them in Stock holm over the Christmas holidays in 1994 According to Siebert it was a difficult time for her as Willey was estranged from her children The Sieberts and Willey spent much of the week talking about the president According to Siebert Wil ley spoke of the president in glowing terms and said she believed he was doing an outstanding job Siebert By RICHARD BERKE The New York Times Gov Angus King an independent who had a 75 percent voter approval rating in November Kathleen Willey appears so credible that many of the staunchest supporters are now wavering had hoped the Legislature would see that the people of Maine really want substantive she said Holt added that she expected another petition drive would be held for a public referendum on forest policy If so it would be the third forestry referendum since 1995 when a group called Ban Clearcutting col lected signatures tor a statewide vote on a proposal to prohibit clear cutting and set other limits on logging The Ban Clearcutting initiative 'prompted industry other environ mental groups and Gov Angus King to develop an alternative measure called the Compact for orests In a November 1996 way toproteetjobsintheforestisto referendum the compact finished take better care of the trees ahead of the Ban Clearcutting pro themselves posal and a third option that would nave Kept existing laws Because it fell short of a majority the compact was voted on for a Associated Press This is a copy of a Nov 22 1993 letter from Katherine Willey to President Clinton asking for a meeting one week before their disputed encounter in the Oval Office letters were released by the White Coogan said chance of anybody beating King is next to nothing And going to back a campaign like that? no rea son for anybody to put money into that Three other independents Bill Clarke of Greene Pat LaMarche of reeport and Nancy Oden also have launched campaigns to take on King Since they have primary elections each needs to gather 4000 signatures by June 1 to get on the November ballot Clarke represents the Maine Taxpayers Party and LaMarche wants the Green endorsement but neither of those parties is officially recognized by the state These candidates have met deadline to provide signa tures to run for governor Primary election winners will face Gov Angus King an independent who is seeking re election Other indepen dent candidates who have primary election contests have until June 1 to file signatures Republicans ormer US Rep James Longley Jr a Portland Republican who says his campaign will focus on tax rates State Rep Henry Joy of Crystal a three term conservative legislator who announced his candidacy last October Kennebunkport resident Leo Mar tin a prominent educator who once served as state education commissioner Democrats Thomas Connolly a Portland like to be considered for an ambas said he was at a loss to explain her sadorship or a position in an description of Clinton on Min utes because he thought Willey had only friendly feelings toward him Before she departed to visit the Sieberts Willey wrote the president a note to wish him a happy holiday and to tell him about her upcoming trip can hardly contain myself I am so she wrote In late 1995 Willey contacted the president again to ask for a fund raising job for his re election cam paign In a letter Dec 21 1995 the president responded sounds like on the right At the request of the White House Willey was interviewed for a paid ftind raising position at the Democratic National Committee in ebruary 1996 She was offered a job but turned it down according to a Democratic Party aide who insisted on anonymity At other times Willey invited the president to her engage ment party and phoned the White House to wish the president a happy birthday Sen Barbara Boxer of California who is seeking re election this year also chose not to take a stand Willey has made serious charges and they deserve to be thoroughly she said should also be noted that the president has unequivocally denied the Still interview did prompt several women to speak out for the first time a woman and a woman leader this type of story is troublesome very disturbing and said Kate Michelman president of the National Abortion Rights Action League Willey she said credible and a new problem for the Another who had stayed quiet until Monday was Rep Nita Lowey NY who said that while she would allegations are very serious i and very troubling for those of us who have fought so hard against sexual embassy Subsequently Willey succeeded in winning appointments to two overseas government conferences in Copenhagen and Jakarta Clinton also named her to the board of the USO The friendly tone of cor respondence with the president is consistent with a description of her given by a friend Thomas Siebert who worked with Willey on fund raising during 1992 ((The radical environmentalists are going to have afield day with this92 Mary Adams of Common Sense for orests Collins women who had previously refused to pass judgment on Clinton could mark a new more perilous political turn for the White House which had met some success in portraying the accusers as lacking credibility Some women who had steadfast ly refused to defend Paula Corbin Jones Gennifer lowers Monica Lewinsky or other women linked to moderate Maine Republican called allegations of sexual misconduct need to be taken seriously no matter who they involve whether it is an real And I want to Army ami instructor a ousmessper son or the president of the United Snowe said Patricia Ireland the president of the National Organization for Women had been among the pro minent feminists criticized for not speaking out about the accusa tions against Clinton But she set a new tone by asserting Monday morning on the NBC News professor who ran for Congress in 1978 not sure even he can raise enough money to beat Longley a former 1st District congressman is the son of first independent governor James Longley who served from 1974 to may be vulnerable 1978 He joins Joy a state legislator should win but from Crystal and Martin a former have Joy nipping at his said eaucauon commissioner irom Ken nebunkport in the Republican primary Connolly is a Scarborough resi dent and Portland trial lawyer mak ing his first bid for elective office Ricci owner of Scarborough Downs racetrack previously finished fifth in the 1986 Democratic gubernatorial primary Jim Bowers a former state representative from Washington announced his intention to run for governor but failed to get his signa tures in on time and will not be in the race None of the five candidates stands out as someone who will coast through the primary elections In fact experts say it is remarkable that each of the 1998 candidates brings liabilities to the campaign None of the candidates except Longley has experience raising the kind of money it takes to mount a statewide effort Nor do the candi dates have a statewide political organization in place to run a grass "roots campaign mighty late to get going especially for a said Richard Barringer who ran unsuc cessfully in the 1994 Democratic primary against four other candi dates a campaign organi zation takes months and in the raro who is seeking the Democra tic nomination for Senate from New York said she was out to dinner Sunday night and missed Min Sen Olympia Snowe another but had no interest injeeing a WASHINGTON Prominent women politicians from both parties Monday broke months of silence Monday about the White House sex scandal They expressed deep concern about the accusations by Kathleen Willey that President Clinton forced himself on her The com ments by OR MORE on clearcutting and forestry tissues see Press Jerald Online: wwwportlandcom forest study In a separate vote the forestry' committee also agreed to create a new panel called a orestry Sus tainability Council Its members to be appointed by legislative leaders would develop and recommend standards for good forestry to the Legislature But the council would have no authority to require landowners to follow those practices That would be up to future sessions of the Legislature William Vail director of the Maine orest Products Council nnicni fka few nrrtrincinrt piuiovu uivvunuunivv iut uiuuuourg owners to leave more uncut forest amendments to the orest Prac around a clear cut But the total jje sajd aw js djfQcut volume of clear cutting would not be to understand and could be made reauceo The measure also would require the Maine orest Service to conduct more frequent studies oi me umoer supply and health of the forest and to submit biennial reports to the Legislature on the state of the forest At the request the Appro priations Committee already has agreed to include more than $400000 in the supplemental budget to hire morer staff at the forest service for enforcement and more effective Vail also persuaded the commit tee to support a legislative resolve for the industiy to go forward with its own study of whether land owners are practicing responsible forestry The program called the Sustainable orestry Initiative already has been embraced by virtu ally all of industrial land owners Vail said A a well thouglf out initiative that will have a rear effect on the he said But environmentalists dismissed proposal not meaningful" said Rob Bryan of Maine Audubon Society too much industry Cathy Johnson of the Natural Resources Council of Maine said the studies proposed by the committee would simply repeat work that already has been done think anybody who sits down and looks at this is going to see that a do nothing she second time in November 1997 said Attacked by environmentalists as Holt the environmental activist" ineffective and by property rights and former lawmaker said she was disappointed by Monday's Actions because she had high expectations for meaningful reforms University of Southern Maine pro fessor Bill Coogan can be aggressive and Longley is known to be thin skinned so maybe some thing could happen there But if Longley has to play to the right (wing) it will give him less room to position himself as a moderate in the general On the Democratic side not clear that Connolly and Ricci will even square off in a primary contest Ricci submitted his signatures Monday but said he may withdraw from the race in April if the pro spects of implementing his political agenda seem Connolly has neither the money organization nor name recognition to guarantee a victory in June if Ricci stays in the race However Connolly already has begun to tap the Democratic Party structure to meet likely voters during the pri maty season thing all the experts agree on is that winning the party primaries this year may end up as nothing more than a political footnote All it will give candidates is the right to take on King and his 75 percent voter approval rating in November King is the most popular governor in the United States and no matter who runs against him absence of that it takes a lot of faces a completely vertical chal money Maisel who has just completed a new book on electoral politics Parties or said successful candidates will need to raise between $250000 and $500000 just to let voters know who they are and what they stand for a primary the name of the game is name agreed Bowdoin College professor Chris tian Potholm is why Long almost a sure thing The Democratic primary is more of a free for advantage in the Republican race stems from the fact that half of Maine voters have had the opportunity to vote for him in 1994 when he won the 1st District Korea urged to free prisoners Associated Press SEOUL South Korea Reacting to criticism that last amnesty was not enough President Kim Dae political party announced Monday it will ask the government to free more political prisoners in May Kim a former prisoner of con science himself granted amnesty riday to 55 million people from political prisoners to traffic violators whose licenses had been revoked But of the more than 2300 prison inmates freed only 74 were classi fied as political prisoners party members agreed that we need a more generous standard for amnesty considering the new president is the first opposition leader to take power in 50 said Chung Dong young spokesman for the National Congress for New Politics party Chung said his party will ask the government to issue agf amnesty to free more political prisoners on 7 May 3 birthday CUT Continued from Page 1 A group that opposes more regulation warned that forest landowners may be facing new challenges radical environmentalists are going to have a field day with she said The committee took initial votes Monday to make minor adjustments in the orest Practices Act a 1989 law that regulates but does not prohibit clear cutting The most sig nificant change would require land tions really is sexual assault if what happened happened It makes my skin crawl You get nauseous thinking Yuck I want to hear Schroeder who is now president of the Association of American Pub lishers said: much harder to swat this away like a bug A lot of people including myself are think ing president better get out there and figure out how you start answering this Sen Susan Collins a moderate program: is beyond the idea Republican from Maine also for the of being the likable rogue or the first time Monday raised questions womanizer and really into sexual about conduct pre assault sexual abuse not verbal vious allegations were very trou harassment This was an unwanted bling but it was possible to con struct an alternative she said in an interview is very difficult to come up with an explan ation that excuses the behavior in this case So the only alternative is just not to believe her And I thought she was very reluctant to come forward with a united front as they did against Collins said she took an informal Republican figures who had been poll of about 20 of her aides at a accused of sexual harassment meeting Monday morning in her including Clarence Thomas during office was one person unde his confirmation hearings for the riintAn riocrrihAd wiiipv tided and everybody else believed Supreme Court and former Sen appeared Sunday night in an inter Kathleen Willey said Bob Packwood of Oregon That some prominent women are view on the CBS program Min not scientific And I know the As an example Geraldine er now raising questions about Clin7 'IP 11 1 1 11 An 4 Pl lx ZX lx a a 1 1 1 I utes as convincing and creaible was really hard to listen said former Rep Patricia Schroeder U010 wno uiiui ivivnuay nau out on the allega CUNTON Continued from Page 1 A phone calls Within a month of their meeting Willey wrote Clinton a note wishing him a and thanking him for opportunity to work in this great She added that she hoped that she would get a in the White House Willey was hired for a secretarial job in the White House counsel's office several months later Some of the notes are effusive In one hand written card dated nearly a year after they met in 1993 Willey wrote: Mr President: You have been on my mind so often this week There are so very many people who believe in you and what you are trying to do for our country heart in knowing that your number one fan thanks you every day for your help in saying her wonderful state With apprecia tion Kathleen" In the interview broadcast Sun day night Willey described herself attempt to kiss and grope her She on Monday in an attempt to undercut allegations about behavior RACE Continued from Page 1A find employment could help explain why she stayed in touch with Clin ton and continued to cultivate his friendship Without a college degree most promising employ ment connections were at the White House Her attorney Daniel Gecker did not respond on Monday to a mes campaign charges the White House sage leit at his Richmond law zxAXzvzx careiuuy cuueu ana reieasea Wil correspondence and messages to him But the White House pro vided only a partial record of the communications with Willey The letters are not definitive and do not clear up all the questions arising from account of the Oval Office episode said Joe Lock hart deputy White House press secretary In his deposition last January in the Paula Jones sexual UjxlI waJ Ao hecu said she was outraged by the presi and that she misconduct lawsuit Clinton denied had considered slapping him across under oath accusation that the face then I thought he Mssed her and touched her in a I think you can slap the sexual manner president of the United States like Some of the notes from Willey include requests for the president to At an appearance at a high school help er work Her desire to in Silver Spring Md on Monday Clinton reiterated a denial of any imappropriate actions toward Wil ley improper the president said mystified and disappointed by this turn of he added In an attempt to buttress the bewilderment over Wil omce As secretarial job in the White House office was ending in 1994 Willey met again with the president She then wrote him a note to express her disap pointment and asked to be consi dered for an ambassadorial post have invested almost three years with your campaign and administration and am not very willing to depart Willey wrote in the Oct 18 1994 letter wouia EA ESLNJT HJE RA Ujeek 'xifc' xeU Ikslgi'J HJBM hHh 1 Ao ki Hi'.