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Speculation arises as to whether Rudolph will reveal who helped him By HANKY K. WtBtK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MURPHY, N.C. — Kenny Jane Wade understands the anti government sentiment that may have led some people here to help feed and shelter serial bomber Eric Rudolph during his years on the lam. Wade, who owns a cabin near where some of Rudolph’s stash of explosives was found this week, said the mistrust has been part of mountain culture since the days of the so-called revenuers federal agents who arrested people for making moonshine during Prohibition. “My grandfather owned a store,” said Wade, a 58-year-old retiree. “He knew people that ran moonshine and he wouldn’t turn them in because he knew their families would starve.” Although no one has admitted assisting Rudolph during his five years on the run in the Appalachian wilderness, investigators suspect he had help. Some here are wondering if there will be additional prosecutions now that Rudolph is talking to authorities as part of a plea deal to spare his life. Rudolph became an almost mythic figure during his years evading police, and many in the region mocked the government’s inability to root him out. Two country-western songs were written about Rudolph and a top selling T-shirt bore the words: “Run Rudolph Run.” When he was captured scavenging for food behind a Save A-Lot food store here, authorities said he was healthier and better groomed than they would have expected from a man surviving in the woods. Skip Long, who lives in a cabin not far from Wade’s, described the residents of Murphy as good law abiding Christians. He said if Rudolph had knocked on his door, he would have let the law know. “People don’t put up with HARAZ GHANBARI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The lawyer at the center of the deal that will spare serial bomber Eric Rudolph’s (above) life has helped keep other big name defendants off death row — including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski. foolishness here,” Long said as he pulled out a .22-caliber derringer from the pocket of his overalls. Charles stone, a retired Ceorgia Bureau of Investigation agent who helped oversee the bombing probe, said he doesn’t expect Rudolph to give up the names of anyone who is still alive. “Obviously, the deal is he tells you everything he knows,” Stone said. “But the investigators have to know what type of questions to ask him. Mr. Rudolph is intelligent enough. I don’t think he’s going to give up information the government doesn’t already know or has reason to suspect. “My observation is I don’t believe Mr. Rudolph would turn snitch. I might stand corrected tomorrow.” After all, Stone said, “I didn’t think he’d plead guilty.” Rudolph is scheduled to enter his plea Wednesday to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and setting off three other blasts in which two people were killed and more than 120 injured. The plea deal calls for four consecutive life sentences without the possibility ot parole. Although he is believed to be a follower of a white supremacist religion that is anti-abortion, anti gay and anti-Semitic, some investigators, including Stone, said opposition to the government was a more likely motivator for those who may have helped. Investigators also have said it’s possible Rudolph, an outdoorsman and former soldier, could have survived alone. But Long doesn’t buy it. “I don’t think you could make your way up here without driving. You’d have to drive or have someone drive you. There’s no taxis, no MARTA,” Long said, referring to the Atlanta rail system. “If there were accomplices, they should be prosecuted.” People around town said they’ve heard others say they don’t think Rudolph did anything wrong. Wade said she never sympathized with Rudolph, but added, “I understand why a lot of people would help him or sympathize with him. So does Mary Jo Dockery, a 65 year-old retiree. “If he would have come here, I’d have fed him,” she said. “What would you do if Jesus came to your door, would you feed him? What he has done, God will forgive you for this.” Glenn Crowe, who lives in a home overlooking the area where agents detonated some of Rudolph’s explosives Thursday, said he has no sympathy for someone who takes innocent lives, nor anyone who would aid that person in avoiding capture. “Assuming he’s guilty, anyone assisting a fugitive is certainly breaking the law,” said Crowe, 61. 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A lawsuit in Ohio cited long lines and a shortage of voting machines in predominantly minority neighborhoods, but the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the suit. Kerry also cited examples Sunday of how people were duped into not voting. “Leaflets are handed out saying Democrats vote on Wednesday, Republicans vote on Tuesday. People are told in telephone calls that if you’ve ever had a parking ticket, you’re not allowed to vote,” he said. Kerry has never disputed the outcome of election, saying voting irregularities did not involve enough votes to change the result. Bush won the pivotal state of Ohio by 118,000 votes, giving him enough electoral votes to win re-election. The Republican National Committee dismissed Kerry’s comments Sunday. “While President Bush and members of Congress are working to move our country forward, it’s disappointing that some Democrats are focused on rehashing baseless allegations more than five months after the election,” RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said. Earlier this year, Kerry joined Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D N.Y., in filing voting reform legislation. The Count Every Vote Act would create a federal holiday for voting, require paper receipts for votes and authorize $500 million to help states upgrade voting systems and equipment. Congress’ investigative agency, the Government Accountability Office, has also begun looking into the handling of provisional ballots and malfunctions of voting machines. The study could lead to changes in the election process. Kerry, using crutches as he recovers from knee surgery, suggested the United States should spend as much time promoting democracy at home as it does abroad in countries like Iraq. ■ PROFESSOR Continued from page 1 wasn’t Rowe’s only reason for wanting to work as a designer. “Another big goal of working in the community was to build up more local contacts that I had not had the opportunity to develop over the years for various reasons that could only benefit the students’ experience,” said Rowe. She said her contacts would allow her to more easily take her students into local firms for visits. “I think it’s really important and useful,” Rowe said. There are a lot of opportunities out there for students, it’s just that we have to open up those connections so that the community knows we are here, we know they are there. It’s a collaborative effort.” Comments <m this story? 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