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GOP Consultant Quits New York Campaign
Allegations of spousal abuse cause a furor
NEW YORK (AllPolitics, Aug. 8) -- Veteran GOP media consultant Don Sipple has left the congressional campaign of New York Republican Vito Fossella, following a public furor created by the release of an article from an upcoming issue of Mother Jones magazine.
The article details accusations of wife-beating made by two of Sipple's ex-wives during a 1992 child custody case.
He denies the accusations, and is threatening Mother Jones with legal action unless the story is withdrawn. In a statement Sipple says he does not "wish to be a distraction for Vito or the campaign."
Fossella is running for the congressional seat vacated by Susan Molinari. Sipple worked on the presidential campaigns of Bob Dole and George Bush.