Word: defazio
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Ever wonder whether you really have a chance of snagging that plane ticket with your frequent-flyer miles? Congressman Peter DeFazio (D., Ore.) does, and he'll soon introduce a bill requiring airlines to disclose what the odds on a given route actually are. Under the legislation, carriers would also have to provide all possible fares for a trip, not just the ones for a specific time and day. For now, double-check your miles' expiration date; they probably run out sooner than you think...
...PETER DEFAZIO (D) District 4 (Southwest--Eugene...
Lane County's university liberals, who make up half the Fourth's voting population, approve of DeFazio's pro-environment, anti-corporate-welfare stand: he has carried at least two-thirds of the vote each election since his first term, despite the forestry conflicts that persist in this district. He opposes most salvage logging efforts--a burning issue here--but has come down on the side of labor and is against NAFTA, GATT and the exporting of raw lumber to Asia. His ability to manage these divergent interests has helped keep him in office...
...later date, there will be both a primary and a general election. Oregon has not sent a fresh face to the Senate since Packwood's first election in 1968-when he ran a memorably aggressive campaign that unseated a veteran incumbent. Already Democratic Representatives Elizabeth Furse and Peter DeFazio have declared their candidacy, and Republican Congressman Ron Wyden and G.O.P. state senate president Gordon Smith are being closely watched for their intentions. Predicts state G.O.P. chairman Randy Miller: "It's going to be quite a contest...
Harvard security guard Mike DeFazio said he saw the student moving about in the bushes near the entrance to Widener Library. The student looked as if he was hiding something suspicious, the guard told the Harvard University police...