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| | White House Aides Confer With 200 Gay Republicans |
 | | The afternoon briefing, which took place at the Old Executive Office Building, across the street from the White House, was part of the Log Cabin Republicans' annual convention, a three-day event that this year includes talks on gays in the military, a tour of the Capitol and a reception for members of Congress. |
 | | Bobby Bottoms, a Log Cabin Republican from San Diego, said he was struck by photographs in Dr. O'Neill's office, taken during the White House Christmas party, of Dr. O'Neill and his partner with the president and Laura Bush. |
 | | It now has almost 100 donors, and about 13 members of the party's "Jefferson Trust," for $100,000 givers, are openly gay. |
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