Sen. Max Baucus’ girlfriend withdrew from consideration to be Montana’s U.S. attorney in March only after a newspaper told Baucus’ office it was about to publish a story on the senator’s nomination of Melodee Hanes. The revelation appears to belie Baucus’ original explanation — that Hanes withdrew “after much reflection … because [the two] wanted to live together in Washington, D.C.”
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