(2003-05-07) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced today the appointment of former Sen. Gary Hart as interim leader of the Democrat party.
The appointment represents a compromise between White House insiders who wanted the Democrats to work out their differences and choose their own leader, and others who believed the White House should have a strong hand in the rebuilding of the war-ravaged party.
For Mr. Hart’s part, the appointment comes a day after he announced he would not run for president since he didn’t want his vision sullied by “money, media and polls”.
“This is ideal for me,” said Mr. Hart. “I get to propound my vision without being distracted by the triflings of the electoral process.”

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