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Edited on Mon Oct-29-07 07:13 AM by wyldwolf
According to the book, as reported in USA Today: ""President Clinton and his allies asked former president Gerald Ford to help them head off impeachment charges in 1998, according to a new book on Ford out Tuesday. Ford did not think Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky rose to the level of impeachment. Ford told Clinton he would not work on his behalf unless Clinton admitted he lied under oath about the Lewinsky affair to a grand jury, the book by veteran journalist Thomas DeFrank says. 'I won't do that,' Clinton said, according to Ford. 'I can't do that.' "
Believe it? OK, next...
Related story in ABC News' Political Punch blog -- Ford thought highly of Giuliani: " 'I think Giuliani is an electrifying guy,' Ford told Daily News Washington bureau chief Tom DeFrank in May 2006. 'He's a great speaker. He's had a good record of winning in New York City, and he can be tough.' Asked for a prediction as to who would be the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Ford smiled and said,'"Well, if they want to win, Giuliani. He's really good, he's articulate -- he's just a leader.' "
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