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...small chore and the Democrats are still arguing among themselves over how tough to be on Bush. Liberal lions like Sen. Ted Kennedy want to fire away at the president on the economy. Pragmatists like House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt are a little more gun-shy, fearing that voters would interpret an attack on W as an attack on patriotism...
...Democrats have the momentum in the budget war? Not quite. Gephardt and House Democrats have the luxury of being able to gripe from the sidelines. They're in the minority; House Speaker Dennis Hastert and his GOP colleagues run that chamber and have to get a budget resolution through it. But the Democrats control the Senate. After the howling over Bush's budget quiets, Daschle has to produce a budget that the Senate will pass if Democrats want to be seen as a credible alternative to Bush and his spending plans...
...Like teenagers trying to see how far they can get on a stolen credit card, Democrats then moved on to energy policy. House minority leader Dick Gephardt, gearing up for a presidential campaign, proposed a new "Apollo project" to make the U.S. energy-self-sufficient by 2010. Last week another White House hopeful, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, gave a similar speech, calling for Americans to produce 20% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Both proposals are designed to force the White House to side with energy producers and against average Americans. The White House said it is sticking...
...least two high-ranking congressional Democrats are not happy about the Transportation Secretary's decision to accept these pared-down security plans. House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Jim Oberstar, lead Democrat on the House Transportation Committee are calling the bag-matching measure an "Achilles heel" in the security system...
...will elevate Assistant Director Dale Watson, currently head of counter-terrorism, to the counterterrorism/national security slot. The task of overseeing criminal investigations - most of the bureau's work - could go to current Assistant Director Reuben Garcia, Assistant Director Barry Mawn, now head of the flagship New York Office, Bruce Gephardt, the special agent in charge in San Francisco, with whom Mueller bonded when he was U.S. Attorney there - or another field commander...