N.Y. GOP eyes 'Hillary-fighter'

By Ralph Z. Hallow
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
June 23, 2005

NEW YORK -- The New York state Republican establishment, eager to field a candidate to defeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's expected re-election bid next year, is backing high-profile prosecutor Jeanine Pirro.
"Jeanine, we are on your side," 46 county GOP chairmen in the state said in a letter this week to Mrs. Pirro, the Westchester County district attorney. "Join the fight for all New Yorkers, and declare your candidacy for the United States Senate."

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