The office of U.S. Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond, R-Mo., said Thursday that Bond's chief spokesman, Ernie Blazar, was responsible for setting up the anti-Democrat website named N8354N, the number on the tail of the plane that crashed killing former Gov. Mel Carnahan, his son, Randy, and campaign aid Chris Sifford.

Bond's office said Blazar was no longer on the staff as of Thursday, but would not describe the circumstances of his departure. Shana Stribling, who had worked for Blazar and was acting as Bond's spokeswoman, said a statement about the incident would be released later Thursday.

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