"Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Democrat, has called for the Senate Rules and Administration Committee to investigate.
"Those who would attempt to influence debate in the United States Senate should not hide behind anonymous pieces of paper," he said in his March 23 letter asking for the inquiry.
Mr. Lautenberg said yesterday that he never saw the document on the floor. Staffers in his office said they got a copy of it from a Web site and passed on copies to the rules committee."
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Finally this is getting some major attention. It looks like this one is not going to be swept under the carpet after all. Lautenberg wants an investigation, by all means give him one. Everything I have read about it makes clear it was a particularly inept forgery. Interesting that Dingy Harry wouldn't talk to the Times, seeing as informed speculation says it likely came from his dirty tricks shop.
Lautenberg is a doddering old fool who spoke before he understood what was going on. He is probably sorry he made such a dumb mistake, because it will provide bipartisan cover for a real investigation, that could reveal the real source.