Word: arizona
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...convincing the tribes to spend vast amounts on such extravagances as basketball-arena skyboxes for parties for members of Congress and their staffs. The pair may have violated tax or criminal laws in their lobbying efforts and have also involved members of Congress, including California Representative John Doolittle and Arizona Representative J.D. Hayworth, who used the skyboxes but did not report their use as campaign donations, as required by law. DeLay and a number of other lawmakers are in hot water as well for accepting Abramoff-arranged foreign golfing junkets, including one to Scotland's fabled St. Andrews course...
...House members say they can ill afford to put their necks out much farther for DeLay. And their support could erode further--and quickly--if they start hearing complaints about DeLay from their constituents at home. "As members head home, they'll review the various media reports," says Arizona's Hayworth, who has been burned by revelations that he used a skybox supplied by Abramoff for fund raising. "I'm sure that it's in the best interest of the majority leader and the majority to have an accounting of what transpired...
...biggest defense contractor may have more worries ahead. In the cross hairs this week is a $120 billion Army contract, managed by Boeing, that would enable computer-equipped soldiers on the ground to see and fight the enemy with satellites, unmanned vehicles and futuristic weapons. Senator John McCain of Arizona will hold hearings this week to determine whether the Pentagon was justified in setting the contract, known as Future Combat Systems, outside the normal procurement process. "The type of contracting leaves the government extremely vulnerable because there is no transparency or taxpayer protection," says Eric Miller, the senior defense analyst...
...manifestation of Walsh’s recruiting versatility, arrived on campus from Spring, Texas, an uncelebrated pitching recruit dreaming Major League dreams. He finished his senior season as a hard-hitting first base prospect, then left Harvard as the 24th-round draft pick of the MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks. “I think a lot of kids have that dream,” Walsh says of his former star, with whom he still keeps close contact. “And it’s a great dream to have.” And a possible dream, even...
...selling the social security plan (invoking the word "voluntary" before "personal accounts, for instance), answers to frequently asked questions, and one-page explanations of how the accounts work. In a meeting of House Republicans this week, members debated strategies to improve the town halls. Representative John Shadegg of Arizona, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said he would hold workshops where members could ask questions...