Word: gop
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...have a train system that worked. Unfortunately, the entire company is in shambles. Monday, the Amtrak board of directors begged Transportation Secretary Norman Minetta for another $200 million in "rescue" funds. The White House seemed uninterested in bailing out the ailing rail system and many GOP leaders, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, said they'd like to eliminate Amtrak's rail monopoly...
...George W. Bush may not be running for reelection this year, but he's still working hard on the campaign trail. The President is campaigning relentlessly for GOP candidates in midterm elections, doing his part to maintain Republican control of the House - and to return the Senate to GOP hands. He's also helping gubernatorial candidates in hopes of solidifying good relationships in states he'll need...
...done. This week Simon campaign strategist Ron Rogers was replaced with John Peschong, who's close with Bush allies in the state. Simon's campaign denies any tensions with the White House, but Rove and other Bush advisers have been openly critical of Simon and his campaign. One GOP strategist who has talked to White House advisers told the Los Angeles Times, "There's not a lot of confidence in the White House with the campaign," and said they were unhappy with "money, message and messenger...
...Families USA, a nonprofit, non-partisan organization based in Washington D.C. that advocates "high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans," issued a statement supporting the House Democrats' $800 billion plan. Does this vote of confidence come at the exclusion of other plans? "Certainly to the exclusion of the GOP plan," says Families USA spokesperson Jennifer Laudano, who adds there are simply "too many holes" in the House Republicans' proposal. The AARP, the nation's largest lobbying group for seniors, is also lukewarm on the GOP proposal, worrying that it just doesn't provide enough money to cover enough people...
...first, Pennsylvania's GOP legislators thought the court was being nitpicky, but in a brilliant move, they decided to make the situation work for them. They drew up a new plan which shifted enough voters around to make the districts more equitable, without actually changing the odds that Republicans would win fourteen of the districts. And then the state senate inserted a provision moving primary elections from May 21st to July 16th. Republican leaders said it was to give voters time to adjust to the new boundaries. Privately they admitted they were pushing the date back to hurt...