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...directs the daily flow of legislation and has been known to condemn the initiatives of those he dislikes to infamous "Siberian" committees where bills are left to die, forgotten by all but the sponsors. Those bills that meet with the Speaker's favor are often rail-roaded through the chamber without debate or objection. McGee holds all the patronage strings necessary to command loyalty; as Speaker he dispenses office space, regulates staff size and even hands out parking privileges. For those on his good side, the avenues of advancement are wide open and unlimited; for those who oppose him, McGee...
...when the business of running the city gave way to pomp and circumstance. One by one, the nine councilors elected two months ago took the oath of office at the rostrum in the council chamber, while friends, relatives and various appointed officials watched...
...Senate Chamber of the Annapolis State House last Friday, General George Washington, after nearly nine years as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, resigned his military commission before Congress. It was an emotional moment. By voluntarily yielding martial authority, Washington authenticated the American experiment in democracy and citizen government...
Copland: Short Symphony; Ives: Symphony No. 3 (Pro Arte). Quintessential slices of orchestral Americana, lovingly realized by Dennis Russell Davies and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra...
...isolated, politically motivated bombing, of course, is hardly unknown in the U.S. A bomb left in a corridor outside the Senate chamber caused some $250,000 damage to the Capitol last month, and a group calling itself the Armed Resistance Unit claimed it had done the deed to protest U.S. "imperialism" abroad. Various Puerto Rican independence groups have touched off explosions in New York City, including four against federal and local government buildings last New Year's Eve and four others on Wall Street in March...