[NYTr] Hillary Advisor Penn:"Exec Who Did Blackwater Deal No Longer at My Co"

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TPM Election Central - Nov 8, 2007
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Mark Penn: 

Executive Who Did Deal With Blackwater No Longer at My Company

By Eric Kleefeld

Top Hillary Clinton advisor Mark Penn has said that the executive at his
public relations firm who generated some controversy by taking an
assignment for Blackwater is no longer with the firm, and that he
himself was not involved in any dealing with the private army.

In his own personal defense, Penn said he hasn't actually been working
on the individual cases at the firm, Burston-Marsteller, since he began
giving almost all of his attention to the Hillary campaign.

"The Blackwater [client] was actually I think either a nine-day or two
week assignment by somebody who had a personal relationship with them,
who actually doesn't continue to work at the firm," Penn said during a
radio show appearance. "And so there are 2,000 clients. I'm really
focused on some of the management, but really my focus is on Senator
Clinton's campaign."

The Huffington Post confirmed the departure of Robert Tappan, and also
report[ed] that Burston-Marsteller say Tappan was not fired. Instead,
Tappan left to accept a position as president at another firm.