New gaffe, old Martinez defense
Sen. Mel Martinez turns to familiar words to explain his office's role in an unsigned memo on Terri Schiavo.
By ANITA KUMAR and WES ALLISON
Published April 8, 2005
WASHINGTON - In the final, critical days of fall's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate from Florida, Mel Martinez's campaign sent out a flier accusing his conservative rival of catering to "the radical homosexual lobby."
Under blistering criticism, Martinez said he had not seen the flier before a staffer mailed it to voters; he promised he would never again be caught unaware of his staff's actions. . . .
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