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...national newspaper without getting spooked by the frightful specter of partisan wrangling. The details of the scare story varied—here it was economic stimulus, there it was airport security legislation—but the underlying theme was always the same: the Bush administration and the Congressional GOP leadership are exploiting the current crisis to advance their political agendas...
...important count from the bill passed in the Senate 100 to 0. The issue dividing the House and Senate? Federalizing airport workers. The Democrat-controlled Senate says it's a necessary move, that screening and hiring federal employees is the only way to ensure public safety. The GOP-dominated House disagrees, arguing that allowing private firms to hire their own workers is a far more efficient way to address safety concerns...
...after its unequivocal victory in the Senate, the bill had trouble across the Capitol, where House Republicans balked at a move they consider a boon to unions - and the Democratic Party. The Republican bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Young, took a big step away from total federal control. The GOP version maintains a commitment to sky marshals and to stricter employment screening of airport employees, but allows airports to either hire federal workers or hire security jobs out to private contractors. As the debate raged, Young was blunt in his opposition to the Senate version. "If people think there will...
...Jersey, McGreevey won easily over his rival, conservative Republican Bret Schundler. The GOP candidate was recently endorsed by New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the man with the Midas touch, but even that wasn't enough to beat back McGreevey's aggressive campaign to paint Schundler as a reactionary whose views on abortion and gun control were utterly out of sync with those of the general public. McGreevey was absent from the campaign trail for the last couple of days before the election; his wife is in the hospital with pregnancy complications...
...Warner, a wealthy businessman with no previous time in office, is hoping Virginia voters will pin blame for the state?s financial woes on the current GOP leadership. Conscious of the state?s center-right sensibilities, Warner has tailored his message carefully - emphasizing, for example, his support of gun rights. The tactic appears to be working; several local GOP leaders have crossed party lines to endorse the Democrat...