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...Senator of lesser rank but a brassy one to be pulling on the chamber's top Democrat. Instead Frist handpicked the Democratic Senators he would negotiate with: Louisiana's John Breaux, who worked with him on a Medicare-reform panel and who shares his views; and Montana's Max Baucus, who was just as eager to cut a deal...
...Senator of lesser rank but a brassy one to be pulling on the chamber's top Democrat. Instead Frist handpicked the Democratic Senators he would negotiate with: Louisiana's John Breaux, who worked with him on a Medicare-reform panel and who shares his views; and Montana's Max Baucus, who was just as eager to cut a deal...
...sheen off George W. Bush in time for not only this November but maybe even two Novembers from now. For that cause, a parade of shredders, auditors and penniless employees will do nicely - but Republicans will be berating wrongdoers too. And if Lieberman and Levin and tax man Max Baucus follow that trail much farther - to why this happened, and who created the conditions that allowed it to happen - the midterms could be awfully hard on voters' faith in both parties...
...Democrats in the Senate seem eager to do the same. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus has drafted a leaner, more focused stimulus plan, but he didn't miss his chance to throw in $2 billion for agriculture that could help his re-election chances in Montana next year. Majority leader Tom Daschle has begun talking of attaching Senator Robert Byrd's $20 billion "homeland security" package to the legislation as well. It is hard to argue against the need for beefing up meat and poultry inspections and stockpiling vaccines, but any direct economic benefit is probably four or five...
...House side, only the ranking Ways and Means members--Republican Representative Bill Thomas and Democrat Charles Rangel--were involved in late-hour haggling. Among the Senators, the conferees included Republicans Charles Grassley, Trent Lott and Don Nickles and Democrats Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, Jay Rockefeller and John Breaux. But for most of the final 48-hour marathon to complete the bill on the Thursday and Friday before Memorial Day, only Grassley, Thomas, Breaux and Baucus were actually in the room...