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- GRAPEVINE, Page 13THE PRESIDENT'S SOUNDING BOARD
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- By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Wendy Cole
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- Who has the President's ear? ROBERT TEETER, his chief
- political strategist, is emerging as first among equals on the
- campaign staff. An Ann Arbor, Mich., pollster and longtime Bush
- adviser, Teeter was largely frozen out of the inner circle
- during the past three years by ex-powermeister John Sununu. But
- lately he has revived an old alliance with the new White House
- chief of staff, Sam Skinner. One reason they get along: Teeter's
- strategic skills complement Skinner's managerial strengths. Both
- men enjoy unlimited access to Bush. Teaming up on nearly
- everything, the two meet nightly for 90 minutes to talk policy
- and plan the next day's activities. "By the time this campaign
- shakes out," says one insider, "it's going to be the Big Two:
- Teeter and Skinner."
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