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Bush wins, Forbes disqualified for bribery
While the results of the competition were much as expected, there was excitement beyond the field of play. The referee of the marbles event, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, disqualified Steve Forbes from the competition for attempting to bribe him. "As soon as Bush won his third match," Giuliani reported, "Forbes took me aside, shoved a $100 bill into my hand, and said, 'why don't you take Donna [Donna Hanover, Giuliani's wife] and yourself to a nice dinner.' I was mortified not only by the mere bribe attempt but also at the parsimonious sum he attempted to seduce me with." Giuliani added that Forbes told him, "I'll bankroll your Senate campaign if you declare me marbles champ."
While Forbes doesn't deny giving Giuliani a $100 bill, he denies that it was a
bribe attempt. "I give lots of people cash in the hope that they'll vote for
me. This was just an act of good will on my part, and I'm sorry that Rudy
took it the wrong way." Forbes added that he wouldn't protest his
disqualification from the marbles competition and that he'd redouble his
efforts in the upcoming hopscotch event.
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