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the boy next door vibe with a CV that included Harvard and
Yale.
There were also the recommendations from the head of the
party, various donors who thought they had bought Patriota
and, of course, Lydia. She shouldn’t even have had a voice but
even Eugene had to admit that her suggestion of the governor
of Alabama was not a terrible one.
Of course, they hadn’t quite finished screening any of them
and, as Eugene knew, that always turned up a few clods of
earth that a politician wished had stayed tamped down.
Although with these three, he doubted anything major would
come up. Thankfully, Ambrose had been around long enough
to know how to gracefully handle anything out of the ordinary,
but it would be better if he didn’t have to.
“Mr. Weller?”
Eugene looked up as Ann came into his office. The woman
had the most annoying habit of knocking and opening the door
simultaneously. How she managed with a stack of reports in
her arms he would never know. He did appreciate her talents
though. She was an insanely organized person.
“I have almost everything you requested yesterday.” She
started to flip folders with the most impeccable rhythm, giving
him just enough time to look at the routing slips, open the top
folder to glance at the overview and judge the extent of the
reading that would be required. “This is the EPA report on the
fracking issue and I’ve included the rebuttal from The
University of Oklahoma and J.P. Goodings. I took the liberty
to cull it down to three talking points that meet the Senator’s
agenda.”
Thump.
“Blow back from the State Department regarding the
Eastern European crime hearings the Senator conducted.
Albania was not thrilled and has made their displeasure
known. State suggests no action on the part of the senator but
our ambassador has contacted their ambassador and is