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...That same twilight found the erstwhile combatants of the U.S. Congress standing together and declaring solidarity in the face of an evil the likes of which Americans had perhaps seen on the movie screen but never imagined crossing over to the evening news. Dennis Hastert and Richard Gephardt, Tom Daschle and Trent Lott, a crowd of Republicans and Democrats alike, stood on the Capitol steps and told Americans that their government was resolved to keep them safe and make them proud. They promised retaliation. They held a moment of silence. They broke into "God Bless America." The tone in Washington...
...Trent Lott, Dennis Hastert and the Republicans in Congress want an emergency cut in the capital-gains tax - the tax levied on profit-making investment transactions - to get Wall Street churning again. And aside from the fact that profit-making investments aren't exactly common in these dour Dow days, it might work - such a cut would likely encourage some investors to liquidate some investments to free up spending cash. And a flurry of selling - just what Wall Street needs, more selling - could indeed send some tax-receipt cash back to Washington in a hurry...
...House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott also want to pass a stimulus package that includes a cut in the capital gains tax, hoping to juice up the economy in the short term and grow their way out of the surplus shortfall. Bush is intrigued, but not sure he wants to buy into more tax cuts that might plunge the government into more red ink later. The White House and Congress are also mulling whether to slow down the outlay rates for next year - that's the money the government actually spends for budgeted items - in order...
...Dick Armey, majority whip Tom DeLay and Republican Conference chairman J.C. Watts had issued a joint statement demanding that Bush prohibit funding. "It is not pro-life to rely on an industry of death," they argued, "even if the intention is to find cures for diseases." House Speaker Dennis Hastert, though he opposes stem-cell research, refused to join his three top lieutenants in the statement...
...weeklong stay from your favorite politician. It?s so simple: A ballot automatically enters you into the "Put out the welcome mat" sweepstakes. The grand prize? A seven-day, seven-night visit from the local, state or national pol of your choice. A big fan of Dennis Hastert? Just think: You could be cooking him breakfast for a whole week! Can?t get enough of Olympia Snowe? You may feel differently after drawing her bath every night...