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...most important economic policymaking council in Washington these days may well be the private and informal one that has convened twice lately around the conference table in House Speaker Dennis Hastert's suite in the Capitol. The faces at the table include four other congressional leaders of both parties, White House economic adviser Larry Lindsey, Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. When they first met, eight days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Greenspan cautioned the group not to rush to revive the economy until they had time to measure the full effect...
While self-righteousness is on the rise on Capitol Hill, polls indicate that the public has little stomach for partisan maneuvering at a time of national crisis, which may be why congressional leaders are increasingly hopeful that the next order of business after a stimulus package will be the one act of Congress that can end all the conflict: a resolution to adjourn for the year...
...evil act has spawned a million acts of kindness. But here in Washington it has spawned a hundred acts of greed as well. Lobbyists for planes, trains and automobiles, fast food, hotels and real estate have swarmed over the Capitol seeking a piece of the $75 billion stimulus package. Those with the best chance of scoring are those with the best chance of jogging consumer spending. The President favors consuming our way out of this slump as well, urging us to "go to Disney World" and eat high on the hog, as he did for the cameras at Morton...
...might think the capital of the most powerful country in the world would have the best protection of any place in the world. But you would be wrong. So many uniforms - the Capitol, Embassy, Transit and DC police - so little protection. Beset by conflicting emotions, members of Congress don't make it easy. Yes, they feel vulnerable (nursing the legitimate suspicion that the terrorists aimed for but missed them the first time), but they?re also clinging to an illegitimate sense of self-importance...
...mail chains asserting a plot against malls on Halloween aren't credible, authorities say). The FBI and other agencies have contacted colleges and pro-sports organizations like the NFL to ask them to be watchful. In addition, investigators are worried about iconic American structures such as the Capitol (which has banned large trucks from its vicinity), the Statue of Liberty (closed since Sept. 11) and the Sears Tower (which is working on upgrading the security for its ventilation system...