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...minority. They have little patience for arcane traditions that can allow the objections of even a single Senator to bring the place to a halt. "The institution is important, but the future of the country is what we're here for," said South Carolina freshman Jim DeMint at a Capitol Hill news conference to express support for Bush's judicial nominees. Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson recalled that when he was elected to the Senate last year, his House colleagues joked that he would have to get a lobotomy to fit in. "Every Senator has immense power...
...surprisingly, that is a brush that Parsons prefers not to be tarred with as he sets out to conquer the U.S. market. He recently paid courtesy calls to critics in Washington. In a meeting on Capitol Hill, Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California opened the discussion, Parsons recalls, by declaring, "You're the channel that hates freedom and loves terrorism." Another conservative whom Parsons visited was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Cheney, daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. According to Parsons, she expressed concern that his channel would pander to anti-American sentiments. "She was skeptical in the beginning...
...Castle and Colorado Democrat Diana DeGette. And the number of supporters is expected to grow when it is put to a vote. Predictions are that as many as 50 Republicans could join Democrats in favor of it. While the legislation presents Republican moderates a rare opportunity for victory on Capitol Hill, it has also attracted the interest and support of some conservatives who say they discern a growing pro- life case for what embryonic-stem-cell research has to offer...
...Numbers 8 Number of minutes the U.S.'s terror-alert level was raised to red last Wednesday, when an errant plane entered restricted airspace in Washington, D.C. 35,200 Number of people evacuated from the White House, Capitol and adjacent office buildings before the all-clear was sounded...
...Number of people evacuated from the White House, the Capitol and adjacent office buildings before the all-clear was sounded