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...behind the clampdown? Those close to Castro's inner circle say he feels insulted - and unusually nervous. With his economy in endless decline, he hoped the U.S. was set to relax its 40-year-old economic embargo against his communist regime. But the Bush Administration has managed to delay the U.S. Congress' antiembargo...
...that a number of leading institutions are disregarding NACAC’s rule allowing Early Decision applicants to also apply Early Action—Princeton, Brown, Yale, Stanford and now Harvard all limit their early candidates to one early application—NACAC has decided to delay enforcement until it can review its definition, according to Martin A. Wilder, NACAC vice president for admission, counseling and enrollment practices...
From the moment George Bush began campaigning as a "compassionate conservative," he maintained a pointed distance from fellow Texan Tom DeLay, a fiery congressional conservative known as "the Hammer." But the House majority leader now seems to have Bush's ear. In early March DeLay became the fifth invitee to the regular breakfasts that the President holds with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate majority leader Bill Frist and Senate minority leader Tom Daschle. It was an invitation DeLay's predecessor Dick Armey had sought--only to be turned down...
...rapprochement? Bush appreciated DeLay's support on Iraq: when some Republicans were criticizing the war rhetoric last summer, DeLay gave an impassioned speech in favor of military action. Bush also knows DeLay could be a problem if he's not in the loop. The Hammer "has the ability to blow things up" if he's not consulted, says a House G.O.P. aide...
...what Bush now needs most is DeLay's ability to push legislation through the House. While most criticism of his foreign policy has been silenced, the President has faced much rougher sledding on domestic issues. The Senate has handed him a series of embarrassing setbacks: stalling judicial nominee Miguel Estrada, blocking Alaskan oil drilling and last week cutting Bush's proposed tax cut in half. Some Democrats are already balking at another Bush initiative: in addition to a request for $75 billion to pay for the war, the Administration is drafting ambitious postwar plans that include providing health care...