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But the firm, Bracewell & Giu- liani, used Giuliani's name in its pitch to win the assignment, and his clout was a reason it landed the job, said Seyoum Solomon, an Ethiopian-American from Mary- land who helped negotiate the deal. "He is a popular Republican, a good friend of the president, and he might have some influence on the State Department," Solomon said to explain the hiring decision. The legislation sought by the dissidents proposes restrictions in American aid if Ethiopia does not agree to share power with opposi- tion parties and take other steps promoting democracy. As part of its work, the Giuliani group set up a meeting at the White House last year, at which the administration was urged to consider the view- point of a consortium of Ethiopian political parties that included Solomon's group as well as a more militant rebel organization. The Ethiopian effort demon- strates the complications Giuliani confronts as he simultaneously runs for president and remains a name partner in a law firm that lobbies in Washington. He is the only Republican candidate who remains engaged in business pur- suits. The Bush administration sup- ports the government in Ethiopia as a bulwark against terrorism and has characterized the legisla- tion as a liability in that effort. A White House spokesman declined comment on Bracewell & Giuliani's role. A State Depart- ment official described the legis- lation that the firm helped to push as detrimental. "The reality is, in fact, it does harm a relationship" with an ally, the official said. The Ethiopian opposition has many supporters in Congress, in part because of concerns about the existing government's reputa- tion for repression. Even the Bush administration is not critical of the coalition as an organization and has refrained from classify- ing as terrorists the more militant opposition parties in the consor- tium that some coalition leaders helped establish. Buttheadministrationbelieves, said one State Department official who was not authorized to speak on the record about the matter, that the existing government is making progress toward creat- ing a democratic government and has helped to combat an extremist Islamic insurgency in neighboring Somalia, where it has sent troops and worked to aid American oper- ations against Qaida suspects. Maria Comella, a spokeswom- an for the Giuliani campaign, said Giuliani's views were not neces- sarily consistent with the lobby- ing stands taken in Washington by Bracewell & Giuliani. "At the end of the day, the may- or's position and ideas on the cam- paign trail are his own," Comella said. 4 4 The all-male multicultural hip-hop dance group Funktion practices yesterday in Haven Hall. British teacher returns from Sudan G Stu KH British her st Muha ect he beingf set off angere The a tens West a al-Bas who h Nation deploy countr Gill than a Muslit ibbons had been of Lords met with al-Bashir and the teacher sent the president a state- ailed for letting ment saying she didn't mean to offend anyone with her class proj- dents name bear ect. 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