Word: congressmen
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Flattened musk turtle An Alabama reptile listed in 1987 because it was threatened by runoff from old coal mines. Local Congressmen claimed that protecting it could cost billions, but the ruckus died down when new mines were able to meet standards...
Whatever Kohl says now, it is highly unlikely that after unification his citizens or their parliamentary representatives will welcome either American nuclear weapons or soldiers on their soil at more than token levels and for more than a transitional period. For their part, U.S. Congressmen and the Joint Chiefs of Staff are unenthusiastic about sending combat units overseas to serve as political symbols -- and temporary ones at that. So the only real suspense in the next stage of the drama may be whether Germany says Danke and auf Wiedersehen to American troops or the U.S. brings them home first...
Some Democratic Congressmen like to sip martinis with the President; others would rather play racquetball with him or fly on Air Force One. For most of his 17 months in the White House, George Bush has hosted and humored them all. He knows he must court their support if he is to accomplish anything, especially on the explosive issues of taxes and spending...
Occasionally, though, a different Bush shows up for work. He visibly clenches and unclenches his jaw, as if chewing bullets. He sees a conspiracy anytime two Congressmen voice similar criticisms of him. His speeches bristle with darts for "liberal tax-and-spend Democrats" who want to cripple the military while coddling drug pushers and flag burners. This is the Bush that Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau calls Skippy, the gentleman President's "evil twin," who pops up whenever harsh partisanship is deemed necessary...
...treatment money in American medicine is archaic, chaotic and almost random anyway. Under the "Disease of the Month Club" syndrome, any disease that has in some way affected a Congressman or some relation gets special treatment. There is rough justice in this method of allocation because after a while Congressmen and their kin get to experience most of the medical tragedies that life has to offer. At the end of the day, therefore, funds tend to get allocated in a fairly proportionate...