Indeed, they saw no better way to trip the Caesar up than to remove his access to his longtime adviser and friend.

As a longtime adviser to Dow Chemical, it had motive to try to prove its loyalty to the company's management.

"I think he's really thinking about it," said Ken Sunshine, a longtime political adviser and friend.

Now, he entrusts his presidential campaign to an "iron triangle" of three longtime advisers in Austin.

They approached Mr. Loughrey, a longtime adviser and a private dealer from 1988 until last year.

He has been a longtime adviser and will continue to be a close friend.

"She had to put it to bed after yesterday," said Lisa Caputo, her former press secretary and longtime adviser.

Most of his longtime advisers and close friends are urging him, directly or indirectly, to tell the full truth to the grand jury and the public.

The problem was especially acute among some female demographics; one of her longtime advisers later said, "Women in the educated professional class?

He is also survived by a nephew, Frank, a Washington public relations executive and longtime Democratic adviser.