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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.
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Rumor And Truth

By Marc Ambinder

Nov 12 2007, 6:44 PM ET Comment

Rumor: Roger Stone, the legendary Republican operative skilled in the dark arts of politics, was somehow involved with the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America, that 501 (c) 4 that ran pro-McCain ads in South Carolina.

Fact: Stone, in a telephone interview today, completely denies that he had anything at all to do it... and doesn't seem to be a big fan of McCain's to begin with.



Rumor: Despite the denials, James Dobson is on the verge of endorsing Mike Huckabee.

Truth: This column was among the lucky few who heard the original rumor on Friday, but, because it could not get an independent source, did not go with the story. Tom Minnery, Dobson's chief political aide, reinforced the denial today with me. And on his radio show this morning, Dobson said he was nowhere near endorsing anyone.

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