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...believe it was likely that Saddam would share his weapons of mass destruction with al-Qaeda, except perhaps once his regime was doomed. Critics suggest this is because the administration was inclined to shut out information that undercut its rationale for war. Former Georgia Democratic Senator Max Cleland, who serves on the congressional 9/11 commission, for example, charges that the Administration pressed for delaying the publication of the commission's work because its conclusions undercut a key aspect of the case...
...abortion and affirmative action, and the White House won't release his old Justice Department memos. Underlying it all is the ill will toward President Bush that has built up as a result of such moves as his scorched-earth midterm-election tactics against candidates like Georgia's Max Cleland and his renomination of judges who were rejected when the Democrats were in charge last year. With both houses of Congress in G.O.P. control, the Democrats believe the filibuster, which requires only 41 Senators to succeed, is their last remaining weapon--and they're willing to use it. --By Viveca...
...years, few outsiders are shedding tears for what many view as a bunch of crybabies. As often happens in this combative, litigious industry, both sides are waging the battle as furiously in the regulatory arena as in the marketplace, sparking debate about the very nature of competition. Scott Cleland, CEO of the Precursor Group, an independent investment-research firm in Washington, thinks the Bells have a legitimate beef. "Do we want a marketplace of forced reallocation of wealth," he asks, "where shareholders pay consumers?" Certainly investors don't. The Bell stocks are widely held, and some Americans end up saving...
...grateful supporters), and she looks after the working class (she introduced a bill to reduce payroll taxes). She worked with Bush on the No Child Left Behind Act and voted for his homeland-security bill. The state's senior Senator, John Breaux, explains, "She didn't want to be Cleland-ed," a reference to Georgia Senator Max Cleland, the Vietnam War hero defeated after his opponent pictured him with Osama bin Laden for having voted against the same bill...
...grateful supporters), and she looks after the working class (she introduced a bill to reduce payroll taxes). She worked with Bush on the No Child Left Behind Act and voted for his homeland-security bill. The state's senior Senator, John Breaux, explains, "She didn't want to be Cleland-ed," a reference to Georgia Senator Max Cleland, the Vietnam War hero defeated after his opponent pictured him with Osama bin Laden for having voted against the same bill...