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...Appearing relaxed despite three cups of coffee, DeLay played with his petite dogs and led a leisurely tour of his home. Upstairs, he offered a frame-by-frame description of the photos reflecting his past political clout, such as a private session on the Truman Balcony with the President and First Lady Laura Bush. The first frame marks the beginning of his arc from pest-control entrepreneur to a feared and ingenious power broker. It's the front page from a local paper, the Herald-Coaster, from 1978, proclaiming, "DeLay Is House Winner." That was the Texas House; voters sent...
...three decades in Congress Hyde, who brought clout and many political goodies to his District, had been an unbeatable incumbent. So when he decided to end his storied career on Capitol Hill, Dems viewed it as an especially promising opening. And with a greater mix of young people and minorities, especially Hispanics, moving to the area, Dems believe the district is trending in their favor...
...Beijing, the perception in ruling circles is that the U.S. seeks to curb and restrict its emergence as a major geopolitical power commensurate with its ever-growing economic clout. Chinese officials don't have to look far for evidence, as hawkish elements in Washington haven't been hiding their view of China as an emerging threat. Last January, in the wake of the tsunami, the Bush administration initially moved to circumvent the U.N. to deliver aid by instead partnering with Japan, Australia and India. More recently, Secretary Rice's comments in Australia that "all of us in the region, particularly...
...Kevin Phillips a Republican strategist. The G.O.P. he used to strategize for, the one whose electoral triumph he foretold in his 1969 book, The Emerging Republican Majority, got away from him a long time ago. The party it developed into, the one in which evangelical Christians carry lots of clout and budget balancers just about none, is not for him. With best sellers like Wealth and Democracy, about the widening split between rich and poor, and American Dynasty, which treated the Bush clan as well-connected mediocrities, he shifted to the role of ever more sour apostate. Don't expect...
...idiot savant's reintroduction to the world, which we see and hear through his ears and eyes, Bad Boy took out the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival and set in motion one of the film world's most unusual partnerships. Without Procacci's investment and clout, it's doubtful that films like Dance Me to My Song or Alexandra's Project would have been made, let alone invited to screen in competition at Cannes and Berlin...