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...majorities from the halls of Congress, handing control of both houses to the G.O.P. for the first time in 40 years. In all, not a single incumbent Republican Senator, Representative or Governor lost. Jubilant party leaders reveled in the political revolution -- on the one hand openly stretching out an arm of cooperation to the President, on the other eagerly preparing to flex their invigorated conservative muscles. Following the devastating-to-Democ rats results, a humbled and reflective President gladly took up the offer of cooperation on issues like welfare reform and streamlining government but promised to stand firm and fight...
...Advisory groups are] a favorite technique the administration uses to hold people at arm's length," says one HUCTW member and Kennedy School employee. "Their [day-to-day] concerns are a lot different from ours. We know of people with families who make hard decisions as it is about allocating money...
...luxury hotels. At hunting preserves formerly reserved for the army, visitors shoot duck in some of Fidel's favorite stalking grounds. Gaviota takes tourists to the outskirts of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo and lets them spy on troop movements -- cocktails and binoculars included. TRD Caribe, the newest arm of Gaviota, is the fastest-growing chain of department stores. TRD, appropriately enough, stands for tienda recaudacion en divisas -- literally, "store to rake in the dollars...
...Israelis have run into a wall in trying to find the militants who commit Hamas outrages. Since the bus bombing, security forces have rounded up about 100 West Bank Palestinians suspected of serving as accomplices to the Izzeddin al-Qassam brigades, the violent arm of Hamas. "We are shaking the tree to see what will fall," says a security official...
Senior Dion Del Monte is the top returning forward for Dartmouth, while junior Bill Kelleher should add to the offense (he had a strong freshman campaign but missed most of last year with a broken arm). If the defense can gel and the offense can stay healthy, then maybe the Big Green could sneak up into one of the final ECAC playoff spots in March...