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Wednesday, April 25, 2001

WHISPER OF THE DAY

Arkansas is asking, 'Where's Bill?'

Former President Clinton's aversion to returning home to Arkansas has some state bigs talking about offering free food–or more–to get the ex-Arky to pay a social call. It ticked them off that he rejected his state residency for New York, but they expected to see more of him due to the construction of his library and museum in Little Rock. Many top Dems thought his post-presidency homecoming would be at the annual June 2 Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner–the party's biggest annual event. But now comes word that presidential wannabe Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina is the headliner.

-- Anonymous, April 25, 2001