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coverage of the US Elections 2008 Just about to jump on a flight
to Heathrow. Well, it looks like the answer to my Friday evening
question "Is Mark Penn toast?" is a Yes. There's just been a
terse statement issued by Maggie Williams, Hillary Clinton's
campaign manager, saying: "After the events of the last few
days, Mark Penn has asked to give up his role as chief
strategist of the Clinton Campaign." It added that he would
continue "to provide polling and advice to the campaign".Â 
What will Mark Penn's move mean to Hillary Clinton?  I suppose
that "asked to give up his role" in the same way that Patti
Solis Doyle, who was summarily fired shortly after Super
Tuesday, decided to spend more time with her family. And he'll
continue "to provide polling and advice to the campaign" in the
same way as Solis Doyle is a "senior adviser". But as to
rupertornelius's intriguing question "if mark