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...losing - but there is no doubt that his patience has been severely tested in recent days. The prospect of Bush moving ahead without the moderating influence of a Hughes, much less a Powell, has some Republicans worried. "Bush has got to get a handle on this," says a GOP veteran. "To quote Bush himself, 'Enough is enough...
Meanwhile, five Democrats are competing for the chance to evict the GOP from the corner office—real estate the Republican party has held for 12 years...
...Before celebrating, however, the corporate executives who pay the bills for well-connected lobbyists like Haley Barbour (former GOP chairman and head lobbyist for a new utility group) and Marc Racicot (current GOP Chairman and lobbyist for utilities, mining and timber companies) should ask whether they really want these particular prayers answered. To the degree that their hired guns succeed, these lobbyists may well pose a bigger threat to the fortunes of the businesses they ostensibly represent than any costs associated with protecting the environment...
...Democrats, furiously softening the ground for when the Senate comes up with its own version down the road, are already on the attack. None of the GOP's bills "would prevent big corporations from taking advantage of their employees as Enron did,'' said Dick Gephardt and Martin Frost (D-Texas) in a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert. "We fear that characterizing the committee-passed bills as a response to the Enron collapse would seriously mislead millions of Americans about the security of their 401(k) plans...
...news rather than inviting him to a signing ceremony. Bush hopes enactment of the bill, which McCain has been pushing for seven years, will finally shift the spotlight away from his nemesis from the 2000 presidential primary. And he's not the only one hoping for a breather - GOP senators would also like a break from McCain's legislative reforms...