More From the Mansion

Even though Rep. Loretta Sanchez agreed to move her fund-raiser to a more sedate location, the Playboy Mansion continues to provoke strong words.

Shadow Convention hostess Arianna Huffington arrived at a mansion party dripping acid about the brouhaha: “In a city which is the capital of poverty, Al Gore doesn’t get upset about that. He gets upset about a party at the Playboy Mansion.”

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And “Early Show” host Bryant Gumbel, asked whether his attendance was cleared by his CBS bosses, replied: “I never bothered to ask. I don’t care what they think one way or another.”

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Complied by NANCY YOSHIHARA / Los Angeles Times