Word: fixes
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...House Speaker Dennis Hastert twisted briskly in the hurricane-force winds of the Foley scandal last week, my thoughts turned to Mississippi Senator Trent Lott, the former leader of Senate Republicans. Lott, you may recall, found himself in a similar fix in December 2002, after he offered a rather too enthusiastic toast at Senator Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party, in which he suggested that if Thurmond's segregationist presidential campaign had succeeded in 1948, "we wouldn't have had all these problems over the years." Lott was jettisoned posthaste, with an ample assist from President George W. Bush...
...embarrassed the G.O.P. and House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Allegations that Rep. Mark Foley had inappropriate contact with male pages, and that Republicans in power may have known about the allegations long before any action was taken, suggest that someone in the leadership slipped up - and many believe the quickest fix is to get rid of pages altogether...
...Patching the Safety Net A series of clinic visits by one patient made me realize just how broken the current health care system is ? and what can be done to fix...
...elements unsatisfied; they will strike again, only with better and more lethal weapons next time. Abdullah knows that truth. But he would never say it. It's more convenient - and much safer - for him to blame Israel. Stephen Listfield Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Ford's Uphill Road Re "Ford: just fix the car" [Sept. 18]: As a former Ford Maverick owner who remembers the gas shortages of the 1970s, I was appalled when the first suvs rolled off the line. I was even more appalled when people started buying them. How could Ford have such a short memory...
...government. At the same time, Pier was inquiring about a new Humanities portal course and its potential to count for Core credit. The ability to make such choices was the primary reason both of us had chosen an American education over a British one, where applicants are compelled to fix their course of study before even being accepted to a particular university...