Word: capitol
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Except, perhaps, on Capitol Hill. Congress remained doggedly silent while Bush deployed Desert Shield and Desert Sword. After a brief flurry of honest discussion before the onset of Desert Storm, the legislative branch lapsed into silence (except for a plethora of inane support-the-war, ensure-our-reelection resolutions) for the remainder of the conflict. Bush's occasional trespasses of his constitutional executive prerogatives were understandable in light of Congress' stubborn refusals to address an issue of war and peace...
...Connor, 24, is one of the most gifted young rockers around, and it is awkward to have someone of her talent and exuberance tell the music business to stuff its highest award. "I don't agree with her rationale," says Joe Smith, president of Capitol-EMI Music, which is affiliated with O'Connor's record label, Chrysalis. "If Sinead doesn't like these shows, then that's her opinion. They get good ratings. This is not the International Red Cross...
Though most Americans have pondered their country's march to war with a certain amount of common sense, the same cannot be said for all their representatives on Capitol Hill. In recent weeks the halls of Congress have been fouled by superpatriotic blasts from a small band of conservative legislators. In a throwback to the most divisive days of the Vietnam War, they have impugned the loyalty of dissenters and journalists who raise questions about the Bush Administration's conduct...
Journalists should not be immune to criticism. But neither they nor anyone else should be the target of gratuitous, unfounded attacks on their loyalty and integrity. Whether or not Simpson and the other Capitol Hill fire breathers realize it, that was one of the lessons of the Vietnam...
...This is a volunteer army, but these are not volunteer children. They took no part in any decision that may leave them without parents." The Pentagon says it opposes the measures. But as the prospect of a costly ground war grows, the matter could become an emotional issue on Capitol Hill...