Legionnaires Feel Snubbed By Clinton

President Clinton’s decision not to speak at an American Legion convention was panned Friday by the group’s leaders, who said his speech at the event four years ago helped him win the election.

Clinton’s decision to skip the national convention in Salt Lake City over the Labor Day weekend resulted from a scheduling problem and not a snub, said deputy campaign manager Ann Lewis.

“We try very hard to (accept) as many invitations as we can, and would have liked to have accepted this one,” Lewis said. She noted that Clinton recently addressed the Disabled Americans Veterans convention.

Clinton will be in the midst of a campaign bus trip that starts after next week’s convention.