Condit's Wife Speaks -- Favorably
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Rep. Gary Condit's wife broke her silence for the first time since her husband's affair with a missing intern became public six months ago, telling a crowd: "I'm behind Gary 100 percent and I hope you will be, too."
Carolyn Condit spoke Wednesday to 600 people -- including two who are running for her husband's House seat -- as she accepted a plaque honoring the Democratic congressman's contributions to the future University of California campus in Merced.
Condit did not attend because Congress is in session.
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The university also honored two of his potential opponents: Republican state Sen. Dick Monteith and state Assemblyman Dennis Cardoza.
Condit has not formally announced his plans for re-election but is collecting signatures to waive a ballot fee.
GOP City Councilman Bill Conrad and Democrat Tom Ciccarelli, head of a Modesto charity, have also announced they are running.
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Chandra Levy, a former government intern, vanished from Washington in May. Police have said Condit, 53, is not considered a suspect in the 24-year-old's disappearance. He has acknowledged the two had a relationship.