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...floor resolutions Daschle got passed made Democrats chairmen of the committees until Jan. 20. The Republican chairmen didn't know that Daschle was offering the resolution because Lott apparently never alerted his committee chairmen that the Democrats would control their panels for 17 days. "Only Lott knew," says a GOP aide. "But he didn't pass it on to the worker bees...
...attack from liberal groups for what they claim is a hostile record on civil rights. Daschle has promised no Democratic shenanigans during his 17-day reign, but Republicans are bracing for partisan attacks during the opening Chavez and Ashcroft hearings next week. "Bipartisanship is over," grumbles one senior Senate GOP aide...
...found the key to success. Senator Thad Cochran, the Mississippi conservative, joined McCain's crusade on Thursday, bringing to 10 the number of Republicans who support the reform bill. If all 50 Senate Democrats back it, McCain will have the 60 votes needed to close down the filibuster his GOP colleagues would launch to kill it. Bagging Cochran "shook the earth" for GOP senators, says Nebraska Republican senator Chuck Hagel, who has written his own campaign finance legislation. "We're going to have to deal with campaign finance reform this year whether the President-elect likes...
...McCain is not merely forcing Bush's hand; he's taking on his party's leadership. Republican leader Trent Lott and most of his GOP caucus loathe the prospect of McCain's bill being the first thing the Senate debates this year. The measure would stop millions of dollars in unregulated soft money from flowing into both parties, a spigot Lott and Bush don't want to shut off. Bush, who is irritated and puzzled by his former rival's gambit, also opposes McCain's bill because it doesn't protect union members from having their dues go toward political...
...contributions a business, union, PAC or individual could make in any year. The Nebraska senator says he's having "serious discussions" with Bush aides on fine-tuning the measure so the new President might back it. McCain could also be derailed with a little presidential pressure. Some of the GOP senators supporting his bill might be persuaded that they don't really want to trip up their party's first President in eight years before he has even unpacked at the White House...