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John Kerry rocked by infidelity allegations

I am less interested in the content of this story than I am how it is evolving. Its gradually spreading across the news media, but in different ways. The UK press were first to pick it up, and name Polier, but since then her name has been removed.

A quick search of here name identifed her as an AP employee, so I ignored it as co-incidence the first time, but turns it she is one and the same.

Then a further review of the UK press showed her name had been removed, and after a bit of searching her it is again on the Political Star site (Arizona, US). During this search, and on some blogs, it seems there is someting to this story.

But still the mainstream US media haven't picked it up at all ... why is that?

John Kerry alleged mistress scandal - Drudge reports alleged infidelity, affair with intern

Senator Kerry: "I just deny it categorically."

WASHINGTON DC -” The presidential campaign of democratic hopeful John Kerry is threatened by infidelity allegations. The media flurry surrounds unconfirmed reports that Senator Kerry was recently involved with a young journalist - an allegation in which the Senator flatly denies.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports that several news trucks and assorted gawkers have been loitering outside the home of the parents of 27-year-old Alexandra Polier after her dad was quoted in a British tabloid that Senator Kerry was "a sleazeball" who had shown an interest in his daughter.
News of an alleged affair first surfaced online on Watchblog.com last week [February 6, 2004], where it was reported that TIME Magazine would be one of the early mainstream media to break the story.

The center of the storm revolves around a woman who allegedly fled the U.S. at the urging of Kerry, according to a Drudge Report story filed Thursday. The woman is now said to be in Kenya, Eastern Africa with another man who reportedly may be her fiancé.

In light of Kerry's substantial lead in delegates for the presidential nomination, Time Magazine, ABC News, the Washington Post, and the Associated Press are said to be investigating the woman's disappearance, and the nature of the relationship.

Reached for comment, AP spokesman Jack Stokes said, "We simply don't comment on stories we are pursuing or not pursuing."

Michael Sneed, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times stated he was told the real reason former Dem presidential nominee Al Gore did not select Kerry as his veepmate was because of allegations of women problems, or marital infidelity involving Kerry's marriage to Heinz, heiress to the HJ Heinz Ketchup fortune, whom he met in 1990.

"Kerry was the favorite to be Gore's veep, but they worried a female problem could erupt, so U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman was selected instead," said Sneed's source.

More recently, a top source told Mr. Sneed that Al Gore was talking about Kerry's sexual baggage "with a young woman" as recently as late last week.

Despite his recent endorsement of Kerry, in an off-the-record conversation with a dozen reporters earlier this week, General Wesley Clark allegedly stated: "Kerry will implode over an intern issue," according to Drudge.

Sources told the Drudge Report - who previously broke the story on Bill Clinton's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky in 1998 - that these allegations are the reason why Dean decided not to drop out of the race after Wisconsin and turned increasingly aggressive against the frontrunning rival in recent days.

Friday morning, Don Imus on Imus in The Morning asked John Kerry in a telephone interview if there was any truth to the allegations. Senator Kerry said "there is nothing to report... there's nothing to talk about... I'm not worried about it... the answer is 'no.'"

When confronted again in Wisconsin, Kerry told reporters "I just deny it categorically. It's rumor. It's untrue. Period." The Senator then added, "And that's the last time I intend to [deny it]."

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