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That's because Eppard had served as the closest of advisers to E.G. ("Bud") Shuster of Pennsylvania, who after the 1994 election was suddenly elevated to chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, a position from which he can steer billions of dollars to specific projects and industries. And while House rules put a 12-month ban on Eppard's directly lobbying her boss of 22 years, she had free access to the rest of the committee and its staff. She kept her job as Shuster's chief Washington fund raiser, earning $3,000 a month for arranging receptions...
...stages for several months, will be staffed 24 hours a day by one officer charged with monitoring the computerized keycard system, which indicates when a door has been opened without proper access. It will also be home to a security guard unit, according to Harvard Police Chief Francis D. "Bud" Riley...
...January 1, Johnson turned over to successor Francis D. "Bud" Riley a department with modern equipment, better-trained officers, and a department with a general air of professionalism...
Jones brought his old bud Switzer, the former Oklahoma coach, out of a five-year retirement two years ago to replace Jimmy Johnson, who had led the Cowboys to wins in Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII, only to tire of Jones' meddling. The real hero in the changeover, though, has been Aikman, who has stood behind Switzer even though it must strike him as ironic that he is playing for the man who not only kept him on the bench at Oklahoma but also licensed the athletic-dorm mayhem that ultimately forced Aikman to transfer to UCLA...
This most recent sign of life doesn't sound like the Undergraduate Council I knew as a first-year; I know it isn't. But for the Class of '99, this reforming, recovering U.C. might inspire new hope. We should jealously protect this sprouting bud, cultivate it, coax it on to greatness despite the malnourished soils from which it springs. Good work. Elizabeth and Chandler...