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'Prince of Darkness' Prepares To Testify Before Lawmakers (Washington Post by Matthew Mosk & John Wagner 8/6/06):

The accusations about dirty tricks have come and gone, but the man who started his work with Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration in 2003 as a virtual unknown and departed in a media firestorm is about to be back on center stage.

Joseph Steffen , the self-proclaimed "prince of darkness," is the man Ehrlich fired just as The Washington Post was preparing to report that Steffen had boasted about orchestrating a whisper campaign against Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D). Now, 18 months later, Steffen is scheduled to testify before state lawmakers.

A special legislative committee that is investigating Ehrlich's personnel moves served Steffen with a subpoena, two sources told The Post last week, and he has agreed to appear before the panel Wednesday, with counsel at his side, to answer questions.

Sen. Thomas M. Middleton (D-Charles) said his hope all along has been that Steffen will explain what his marching orders were from former Ehrlich chief of staff Steve Kreseski , who hired him to be the administration's "troubleshooter" in three agencies.

Some of those testifying, including Ehrlich administration officials, have said Steffen was identifying state workers who should be fired. Other Ehrlich aides have denied this.

What has been alleged, but never proved, is that Steffen was slashing Democrats from the state workforce for purely partisan reasons, which would be improper. Ehrlich's top aides have said repeatedly that this is patently false.

Middleton would not confirm Steffen's appearance, but he said that if Steffen does come before the committee, he has no idea what to expect from the testimony.

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IIRC, Matthew Most is the reporter who admitted to logging onto FreeRepublic using MD4Bush's login. That means Most has admitted to being MD4Bush.

NCPAC should testify to the comittee exactly as any of the dem candidates answers a question. He should answer the question he wants to answer, which will be non-responsive to the committee question and he should repeat the mantra, "Washington Post reporter MD4Bush, AKA Matthew Mosk."