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TRACKING DOWN RUMORS

First we reported that the rumors about something amiss in the Governor's office haven't seen print because apparently they aren't true. As a demonstration we tracked down the rumor of the Perrys' having filed divorce papers to Haskell County court clerk Penny Anderson, who said definitely not. Then we were told--wink,wink, didn't we know--that Penny is Rick's cousin. Well, Penny called this morning to say she's not related to Rick or Anita, as if that has anything to do with anything anyway. It may have come from the same source as the very strong rumor that Mrs. Perry no longer is sleeping overnight at the Mansion. More than a rumor is the fact that her name was removed from the travel manifest for the governor's trip to Italy this week, then put back on. As for the reason for all this mongering, all we can say that more rumors are flying fast and furious--and Republican power-hosses in Austin are scrambling.

Wick Allison · February 17, 2004 11:06 AM