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  Vitter Attorneys Pressured Louisiana Newspapers To Soften Coverage Of His Violent Aide
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Last EditedServo  Aug 27, 2010 01:49pm
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AuthorBrian Beutler
News DateFriday, August 27, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHas David Vitter been pressuring newspapers in Louisiana to take it easy on Brent Furer, a former aide who attacked his girlfriend with a knife, but got to keep his job for two years anyhow?

According to two editors in Louisiana, the answer is yes.

"Senator Vitter's attorney sent us a letter taking issue with the way we worded one particular sentence...about Mr. Furer's difficulty," says Carl Redman, executive editor of The Advocate.
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