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...parsimony. They're asking why there have not been more élite medals and why there have been huge disparities in the number of awards given by different branches of the military. "We need to look into the criteria used and the timing. There are obvious inequities," says Congressman John McHugh, a Republican from New York...
...study group, which was chaired by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton, came up with a whopping 79 recommendations. Some are bold strokes, such as engaging Iran and Syria in diplomatic dialogue "without preconditions" - which Bush has so far rejected. Others get down into weeds, like Recommendation 62, which suggests that meters be installed at both ends of oil pipelines to detect thieves siphoning supplies from the middle...
...comes together: Brownback and Congressman Chris Smith argue for a woman's right to understand the experience of the fetus. Their bill would require abortion providers to tell patients that by 20 weeks after fertilization a fetus can feel pain, and to ask if she would like anesthesia for the baby. If she refuses, she would have to sign a waiver. Doctors who fail to follow the rules could face fines up to $250,000. "There is substantial evidence that by this point, unborn children draw away from surgical instruments in a manner which in an infant or an adult...
...Democratic election triumph was a Venn diagram with the headline "Why the Center Is the New Place to Be" [Nov. 20]. Huh? The Democrats kicked butt. You should have put Howard Dean on the cover. It was his 50-state strategy, along with the great fund-raising work of Congressman Rahm Emanuel and Senator Chuck Schumer, and a whole bunch of great candidates with grass-roots support, that won the election. Ruth Adkins Portland, Oregon, U.S. Twelve years ago, when the G.O.P.took control of the Congress, the cover of Time heralded the "G.O.P. Stampede." Now, when the stampede...
...also said that his “most challenging†BKAD interview was one he conducted with Rep. Barney Frank ’61, D-Mass., in October 2005. During the interview, Colbert made a number of jokes about Frank’s weight, to which the Congressman responded with grimaces. Frank later told The Boston Globe that he was “disappointed†with the interview and found Colbert’s style to be “very strange.†Colbert recalled telling his producers after the filming that Frank...