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...everyone dreads the prospect of a monthlong political Mardi Gras of party operatives and national reporters traipsing through the state. "With the outcome of the Senate at stake, a December runoff in Louisiana would be the next best thing to the Saints' being in the Super Bowl," exults Republican Congressman Billy Tauzin. (And more likely, given the Saints' NFL history.) "There would be money and madness everywhere." --By Karen Tumulty
...have long had a turbulent relationship with liberals—I believe deeply in their causes and eschew their techniques. Their self-righteousness too often disgusts me, although I vote happily every two years for Bernie Sanders, the socialist congressman who represents my home of Vermont. Four years ago, when I left the Senate, I thought I had found in Wellstone a candidate for president in whom I deeply believed. Thus, when he bowed out of the race in January 1999 for health and family reasons, I was crushed. That disappointment was the beginning of a long frustration with...
This development doesn't mean the end of FSAs. As they save money by shifting more health costs to employees, some companies may spice their FSAs with a matching contribution. So use-it-or-lose-it remains an issue. Congressman Royce wants FSAs to accumulate without limit. At a minimum, unused FSA funds should roll over with the provision that future contributions be suspended until the money from previous years is spent. That's what we should tell lawmakers...
...This development doesn't mean the end of fsas. As they save money by shifting more health costs to employees, some companies may spice their fsas with a matching contribution. So use-it-or-lose-it remains an issue. Congressman Royce wants FSAS to accumulate without limit. At a minimum, unused FSA funds should roll over with the provision that future contributions be suspended until the money from previous years is spent. That's what we should tell lawmakers...
...Glickman, director of the Institute of Politics (IOP) and a former congressman, said military action will resolve the conflict but Bush’s speech was not what swayed...