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...Wednesday, the Senate Republican leader shuttled, unannounced and unaccompanied by aides, between the offices of Ernest Hollings of South Carolina, the wily Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Tom DeLay of Texas, the fire-breathing House Republican whip. Lott's proposal: federal employees would be hired to do the screening, but airports could switch back to private contractors if they wanted after three years. "We've got to get this done," Lott pleaded with DeLay. "This...
...extent that nobody could have seen this economic slowdown coming, and shoppers are as reticent as everyone thinks, there's still going to be a lot more inventory to be slashed. That's bad news for retailers, bad news for the economy - it shouldn't delay the recovery much, but it'll make the interim a lot more painful - and still more bad news for manufacturers and anyone else whose job depends on the Great American commercialism normally associated with the season. But it's good news to anybody who can get to the mall before all the decent stuff...
...students said they were very angry about the delay, however...
Peter O’Connell ’03 also said he didn’t especially mind the delay...
...classic Beltway: In principle, nobody opposed the aviation security bill, but it still took Congress more than two months to deliver it to the President?s desk. After much delay, the bill sailed through a final congressional vote Friday...