Internet Changes Everything

Dean Aide Leaves, After Saying He Might Shift Support

Buried deep in this article in the NY Times, dated Feb 16th is the following non-comittal piece on Polier.

Internet makes this whole process very transaprent as it evolves and the story slowly moves beyond blogs, and foreign media.

Dean Aide Leaves, After Saying He Might Shift Support

"Also today, the woman at the center of allegations that she had an extramarital affair with Mr. Kerry came forward to deny the rumors, which first appeared on the Web site of the Internet gossip columnist Matt Drudge. Mr. Kerry had also denied the allegations last week.
In a statement to The Associated Press, her former employer, the woman, Alexandra Polier, called the allegations "lies."

"Because these stories were false, I assumed the media would ignore them," she said. "It seems that efforts to peddle these lies continue, so I feel compelled to address them. I have never had a relationship with Senator Kerry, and the rumors in the press are completely false. Whoever is spreading these rumors and allegations does not know me, but should know the pain they have caused me and my family." She said she was in Kenya today with her fiancée visiting his family. "

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