Playing hardball: The Clinton campaign vs. GQ

Kill a negative story or forget about talking with Bill.

Published September 25, 2007 6:28PM (EDT)

Remember that story in GQ about the infighting within Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign? No, you don't, because no such story ever ran. Why's that? Sources tell the Politico's Ben Smith that the Clinton campaign gave GQ an ultimatum: Kill the infighting story or forget about traveling with Bill Clinton to Africa for another GQ piece.


By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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