Associates say that isn't true.
One Kerry associate said that while personal interaction was critical, it would not be decisive; in the end, Mr. Kerry will look for someone who can make certain he can win.
Mr. Giuliani's associates said that this kind of experience would give the mayor an opportunity to erase some of the harsher public perceptions of him, while complicating efforts by his foes to be critical of him.
While Mr. Kelly did not disclose his current salary, associates say that it is "several multiples" of the commissioner's pay.
Former associates say that what happened is politics.
Some of Mr. McCain's associates said on Wednesday that while these would not be formal interviews, the weekend would provide Mr. McCain a chance to know some of his potential running mates in a social context.
The adviser to the gay student union, Henry F. Fradella, an associate law professor, said that while he was disappointed with the news of Mr. Drago's arrest, the campus's reaction to someone being victimized for sexual orientation was commendable.
Nevertheless, Antonio Cosentino, an associate broker at Corcoran, said that while the international money once chased New York, New York now chases the money.
The school's associate head, Kitty Gordan, said that while the additional information was helpful, "I don't think students have been accepted that shouldn't have been accepted".
While those numbers may lead some to believe the school is being soft on sex crime, Njoki Kamau, the associate director of Northwestern University's Women's Center said that is not necessarily the case.
Maike Currie, associate investment director at Fidelity Personal Investing, said that while removing the income tax on interest earned on cash "makes for a great headline", it would do little for cash savers who had to contend with paltry rates.
