Word: congressman
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...Gibbons, Eureka's Republican Congressman (his district is the nation's third largest and includes the whole state except for central Las Vegas), feels a little alienated himself. In town for a make-your-own-sub-sandwich get-together, he characterizes his job on Capitol Hill as a "David and Goliath" situation. "There's a cynicism about government out here because it's so far away," says Gibbons. "Every state has its believers in black helicopters, but our real problem is that the rest of the country sees us as a solution to its problems. Everybody wants to dump their...
...budgetary horse sense, and though Washington hasn't guaranteed NASA funds for even a stripped-down Mars program, the enthusiasm for Pathfinder on Capitol Hill bodes well. "An entire generation has grown up in the two decades since we last viewed the soil of Mars close up," says Congressman James Sensenbrenner, chairman of the House Committee on Science. "I can't wait for our kids to see those pictures." Whatever may happen to future missions, this week the kids should start to see plenty...
...flown over the Capitol, along with an appropriate certificate, by sending a request to your favorite Senator or Representative. Best bargain: a 3-ft. by 5-ft. nylon version for $10.04, which includes a $3.30 flying fee but not shipping and handling. The request is forwarded by your Congressman to the Flag Office of the Capitol, where an average of 350 such specially sought Star-Spangled Banners are prepared for hoisting every day. The flags are run up for less than a minute each by Capitol Architect workers on three special poles on the House side roof (out of photo...
DIVORCED. ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, 46, flamboyant Republican pundit, and MICHAEL HUFFINGTON, 49, former California Congressman; ending their 11-year marriage; in Washington...
...taverns were raided. Venezia was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to 15 years in prison; as he went down, he took with him the mayor of nearby Washington Park, who pleaded guilty to taking bribes. In addition, a prominent attorney was convicted of obstruction of justice, and the local Congressman, Democrat Jerry Costello, was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the cover...