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The couple met in December 1999, at a bar, Double Happiness, in Lower Manhattan. Each had arrived with separate groups of friends, and when one of his friends disappeared, Mr. Berger approached Ms. Lusk.
"Have you seen my friend?" he asked.
"No," she responded.
"Would you like to be my new friend?" he wondered.
Ms. Lusk said she appreciated Mr. Berger's "pretty good attempt to start talking to me," and their first conversation was born. Mr. Berger had begun telling his new friend that he was a Democrat and was involved in volunteer work for the presidential campaign. He quickly learned that she was a Republican.
Their conversation was soon interrupted by Ms. Lusk's friends, who pulled her aside and said they wanted to leave. Ms. Lusk offered Mr. Berger a parting shot: "I have two pieces of bad news," she said. "I'm leaving, and Al Gore's losing."
- new york times June 19, 2005