In this series of pool reports from the Kerry campaign, Pat Healy and a Kerry staffer both get lucky, sort of. Kerry takes credit.

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Pool was given a full lid til 5pm, but not before Loftus bummed a buck off your deadline-crashing pooler and promptly won $50 on the slots. Pooler is feeling renewed mojo for recouping last night's losses at the blackjack tables.

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THK trip director Laura Schwartz sat down at the table and promptly started winning. JK took credit, but never played.

Of course. It's the same approach he takes to legislation.

Full reports after the jump.

Sent:   Tue Aug 10 18:22:50 2004

To:     kerrypool@lists

Subject:        [Kerrypool] Pool report #3: Afternoon bits

Pool report #3: Afternoon bits

Pool arrived at the Bellagio at 1:40pm local and held. At 2:05pm, pool moved to hotel restaurant Osteria Del Circo, where JK and THK planned to dine. JK entered restaurant at 2:15pm with Morehouse, Wade, Marvin, Setti. About 15 minutes later, THK entered with small entourage of aides. The restaurant is off the casino floor. According to menu, it's casual attire lunch with array of antipasti, thin-crust pizzas, handmade pastas and soup, and main courses including Tuscan stew of octupus, veal scallopa, beef tortelli, and a pizza with smoked salmon, mascarpone cheese, and caviar (the latter going for 24 bucks). Pool was given a full lid til 5pm, but not before Loftus bummed a buck off your deadline-crashing pooler and promptly won $50 on the slots. Pooler is feeling renewed mojo for recouping last night's losses at the blackjack tables.

Endit.

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Patrick Healy

   political reporter, The Boston Globe

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:17 AM

To: kerrypool@lists

Subject: RE: [Kerrypool] Pool report #3: Afternoon bits

Pool report four

Jk and thk entered le cirque for dinner at the bellagio at 910pm with andre h. Pool is told that the couple may take a stroll, so pool is holding at the blackjack tables. Will keep you posted. Pat healy

Subject: [Kerrypool] Kerry leaves dinner - pool from Catherine

Sent: Wed Aug 11 02:40:57 2004

To: kerrypool@lists

John Kerry & Teresa Heinz Kerry left Le Circe at 11:10 pm. They shook a few hands, singed an autograph. Then they proceeded to a blackjack table at which a couple of your press colleagues were playing. THK trip director Laura Schwartz sat down at the table and promptly started winning. JK took credit, but never played.

JK and THK then slowly left the casino, swarmed by what became a bit of a mob scene, with people taking photos, asking for autographs and shouting "good lucks."

None of this is on tape since cameras aren't allowed in the casino.

Full lid for the night.

Catherine Loper