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WASHINGTON-Hiring a retired Navy officer and consultant familiar with federal-government contracts and accounting practices may explain why incumbent Ogilvy & Mather would seek to regain the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s $150 million antidrug media campaign.

Some sources said Ogilvy, New York, might still have a chance because ONDCP likes its work, and because government reviews are designed to be fair. Because ONDCP wants the bidding process to move quickly, shops with previous government experience are heavily favored.

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