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...instance, lobbyists from paying for travel or taking gifts worth more than $50. All of which explains why lobbying and ethics reform suddenly seem so popular on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers vying to outdo one another, as they always do in moments like these, with proposals they insist would clean up the system once and for all. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has even suggested that Congress ban fund-raising in Washington and force disclosure of all contact with lobbyists...
...initial communications breakdown appeared to occur when a rescue team found the trapped miners at around 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, and informed workers at a clean-air station of their discovery. What they said remains unknown but they were using a scratchy radio connection and speaking through bulky oxygen masks, which may have resulted in a misunderstanding. The message from the clean-air station to a command center on the surface was loud and clear, however: "12 are alive." The announcement sparked a celebration, and Ben Hatfield, CEO of ICG, gave a bear hug to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin...
...just 30 minutes later, the rescue team arrived at the clean-air station and told company leaders that their original report was wrong. Hatfield said he asked state troopers to inform clergy to tell people inside Sago Church that there were now conflicting reports-yet, the news that the miracle had become a nightmare didn't reach family members for another three hours. "If I had to do it over again," Hatfield said, "I would have gone to the church and told them we had conflicting information...
...Fatah leaders, grouped around the imprisoned West Bank leader Marwan Barghouti, want the election held on schedule, as do the other Palestinian groups. Hamas wants to use the election to make a show of its political strength-they want to share power with Fatah and use that position to clean up the Palestinian house, fighting corruption. This is the reason Fatah is scared to death of Hamas: The people on the street who will vote for Hamas don't necessarily support its political program and an Islamic state, but they see it as a vehicle for fighting corruption. No more...
...implications of withdrawing U.S. military forces from Iraq [Dec. 5]: American troops need to stay in Iraq until that country can take care of itself. U.S. foreign policy helped shape today's Middle East. If we don't take responsibility for our past actions and remain to clean up the mess we have made, we'll have to go back into Iraq to hunt down the next wave of terrorists. God grant that we lose no more soldiers. But let's not leave before the job is done. Michael Martinez Houston...