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...must decide how to regulate greenhouse gases, upsets many members on Capitol Hill. The EPA "said they have the ability to do this under the law. The law doesn't come from the Supreme Court; the law comes from Congress," Nelson said. "If they want to go, 'Giddyap,' we're in the position to go, 'Whoa,' and pass legislation if necessary. If the administrator wants to ignore the intent of Congress, the administrator takes a sizable risk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Obama's Environmental Agenda Losing Out? | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...Still, McCain's peninsular campaign seemed to be gelling at his raucous rally on the Florida International University campus. Crist was on hand, telling the crowd that "this is giddyap time" and insisting McCain "is a guy who knows how to close a fight strong! Never count out John McCain!" More important, McCain himself set aside the ideological invective and zoomed in on Florida's bust. "Obama's associations with terrorists are important," says Longobarde, the antiques dealer, "but McCain needs to be talking about the economy and our housing collapse." She was gratified when McCain dived into his plan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Got McCain Down in Florida | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

...witness how the Bushes decked the halls of the Governor's Mansion in Austin. With spurs in the garland and a cowboy Santa, Dubya's decor is a far cry from the "Holiday Reflections" theme on Pennsylvania Avenue. Wonder if next year's White House Santa will have to giddyap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya's Halls? | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

...size mainframes. The latest entry is the Pentium, a new chip developed by Intel that is almost as fast as some supercomputers. The chip, the size of a thumbnail, contains 3.1 million transistors. Not only does the Pentium -- which will be the "brain" of personal computers -- have plenty of giddyap, it will be priced at levels that are relatively low for new- generation processors. PCs incorporating the Pentium could cost as little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Chip with Zip | 4/5/1993 | See Source »

...wife has the map in her lap and there are three screaming kids in the back seat. The guy is going 70 m.p.h. and looking backwards." Trucker Phyllis Crush, who drives with her husband Ted, describes a recent run-in. "I was driving in the giddyap lane and some broad stopped dead at 65 m.p.h. She was starting to back up at an exit. I slam on my brakes and my trailer hits the guard rail. But I'd have been responsible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Georgia: Footnotes from a Trucker's Heaven | 2/19/1979 | See Source »

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