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| During the ] controversy in ], a ]s memo on the controversy was written by ], the legal counsel to ] Senator ] of ] . The memo suggested the Schiavo case offered “a great political issue” that would appeal to the party's ] (core supporters) and could be used against Senator ], a ] from ] who is up for ], because he had refused to co-sponsor the bill. | |||
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| Martinez stated that he had not read the memo before he inadvertently passed it to ] Senator ], a Democratic supporter of the ] legislation which gave ]s ] to review the Terri Schiavo case. Thence it became public knowledge. | |||
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| After the existence of the memo was reported by ] and ], Senate Majority Leader ] denounced the memo and asserted that the Republican Party's interest in the case was solely based on moral grounds. Darling remained silent about his authorship of the memo as commentators from the ] and other publications questioned its authenticity. , the source of which had not been disclosed by either ABC News or the Washington Post. The Washington Post says that it neither implied that the memo originated from a Republican source nor that it was circulated by Republicans, though it did in fact make these assertions when it published the story by reporters Mike Allen and Manuel Roig-Franzia on its wire service on ], ]. The authorship claim was removed before publication of the print version on ], ]. On ], ], Darling admitted to writing the memo, and resigned his position as legal counsel to Senator Martinez. | |||
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| Responsibility for its further distribution remains matter of dispute between Republicans and Democrats. | |||
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