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Just about the last thing you'd expect a presidential candidate to do is ask his supporters to give money to another politician--especially one who hasn't endorsed him. So when Howard Dean quietly made that offer to Tim Bishop earlier this fall, the New York Congressman couldn't quite figure out what to make of it. Bishop turned him down, noting that he planned to throw his support behind Senator John Kerry. But Iowa's Leonard Boswell--who is uncommitted in the presidential race and expects to remain so--had no such qualms when Dean came...
...audacious move and a smart one too--and not just because it gave Dean a chance to do a big favor for the only Democratic Congressman from a state whose Jan. 19 caucuses are looking more crucial than ever in the fight for the nomination. By siphoning off some of his money supply to Boswell, Dean was sending a signal to the Democratic Party establishment on Capitol Hill--especially Southern Democrats--which may have some misgivings about the prospect of a presidential ticket headed by an antiwar nominee from the liberal Northeast. The meaning was clear: My rising tide...
...Katherine will energize certain forces in the electorate when the President is on the ballot that may not need to be reminded of what happened in 2000." MARK FOLEY, Republican Congressman, on the possibility that Katherine Harris--Florida's secretary of state during the disputed 2000 election recount--will enter the race for the U.S. Senate...
...bankrupt legacy airline that in some ways is a big version of US Airways, the argument may get political. There are 62,174 jobs on the line, not to mention a lot of potential votes. United has spent the past year lining up political supporters around Washington, including Congressman Dennis Hastert, the House Speaker...
...splash of jade, there a black sequin's understated sparkle. Madame Chiang stepped to the rostrum ... shot a smile at the Senators, and then, after apologizing for not having a set speech, knocked their silvery blocks off ... When she finished, tough guys were melted. 'Goddam it,' said one grizzled Congressman ... Much-moved listeners probably did not stop to analyze what had pulled at their hearts. It was not the words ... It was the woman, the way she clutched her handkerchief and brought her tight hand down on the desk for emphasis, the flash in her eyes which reflected something deep...