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...other place they may have room to maneuver is the venue for lawsuits - Norwood allows suits in state courts while Fletcher only opens the doors very slightly to state suits. And Dennis Hastert said Thursday that Bush is considering an expansion of the state suit option...
...Wall Street Journal reported that Nancy Reagan, wife of the conservative movement's central icon, has sent word to the White House that she backs the research. According to those familiar with the meetings, former Reagan aides Kenneth Duberstein and Michael Deaver delivered this message to House Speaker Denny Hastert and Senate Republican leader Trent Lott: "This would mean an awful lot to Nancy, especially for a cure for Alzheimer's, even if it's not for the President, but for future generations." Lott said he was moved by the appeal, though he has taken no clear position yet. Neither...
...DENNIS HASTERT Speaker, formerly Mr. Nice Guy, mugs campaign-finance-reform vote. Even Newt never did this...
...unlikely alliance of two presidential aspirants is plotting to get campaign-finance reform back on the agenda, after a procedural wrangle last week prevented a House vote on a bill barring unregulated soft-money contributions. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who controls what bills come to the floor, says he has "no plan to bring up this bill now." But House minority leader Dick Gephardt and Senator John McCain will ask the 19 G.O.P. Congressmen who defected in last week's fight to pressure Hastert to change his mind. If that fails, they'll try to get signatures from a majority...
...Nineteen Republicans eventually defected and the rule was defeated 228-203. In the arcane wars of the House, this was a victory for Gephardt and a stinging blow for Hastert. But Hastert, who controls what legislation gets to the floor, held the trump card for the moment, announcing that he had "no plan to bring up this bill now." But with 19 GOP rebels now in his camp, Gephardt will pressure Hastert this week to change his mind. If Hastert doesn't, Gephardt will try to get a majority of House members to sign a "discharge petition," which can force...