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"■ “100 percent behind the war early i on," even as she was “hoping sancr tions would work.” Her son is in the ‘ National Guard, he pointed out, and j. was during the time of the war. < “Kay Slaughter can offer all the i denials she wishes. But there is no • denying she protested the presi»dent’s policy,” according to a • statement issued by the Allen camk paign. “We do not question her patriotism. We question her J judgment.” J Mr. Howland said Ms. Slaughter • is not satisfied with the resolution of J the war, with Saddam Hussein re; taining power, but added: “I don’t ) think George Bush is entirely happy ■ with the way things have worked • out either.” i l Also this week, Republicans '• have raised the issue of Ms. Slaugh| ter’s association with Seven Oaks, a . Madison County retreat where she I worked several years ago. > At issue, according to Ron Fra; zier, chairman of the Rappahannock Republican Committee, is the retreat’s use of the teaching of Eva . Pierrakos, who believed in channeli inR. \ He cited a Richmond newspaper ; article that quotes Ms. Slaughter as ^ having at one time believed in chant neling. The article went on to say I she no longer believes in it. ) Channeling is a New Age concept } where beings from the past are sup• posed to be speaking through indii viduals. Shirley MacLaine and ! Hunk-Ra from the Doonesbury J comic strip are well-known examples ] of channelers. ' Asked about the issue, Mr. ! Howland replied, “I don’t know ! what her religious beliefs are other than she’s an Episcopalian.”

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