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Florida's Palm Beach County turns 100 this year, and one can forgive residents for feeling particularly nostalgic. Their once exclusive slice of South Florida used to be known primarily as the Kennedys' winter playground and a retiree haven for wealthy Northeasterners. But ever since the chad-infused chaos of the 2000 presidential recount, the largest county (by land mass) east of the Mississippi River has begun to rival Miami as the Sunshine State's capital of corruption and political mischief. It had to endure the sexual scandals of two consecutive congressman, first disgraced Representative Mark Foley and then...
...word for it is clawback, and it's not forthcoming, at least not anytime soon. "I'm just a plain old country lawyer, and I haven't heard from anybody who counts," says Thomas, a veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency and a couple of big law firms who is now a solo practitioner in suburban Boston--and whose letters to Capitol Hill have so far gone unanswered. Also, clawing back money from individual employees, as Thomas proposes, is a far more fraught and complex endeavor than hitting up corporations, as Superfund does...
...pilot project in the West Bank town of Jenin to organize training for Palestinian police and funding for development projects. Now he fears that his modest successes there may be undermined if the violence in Gaza continues. "I think they still believe" in peace, Jones says, but "I haven't asked that question since Gaza." It will be up to him and Obama to find the answers...
There are definitely perks, but I can tell you my constituents think there are more perks than there actually are. They wanted to know right away where my bodyguards were, and they were surprised that I haven't found a place to stay yet. They said, "You're kidding - you have to pay for that?" Sometimes they think that the opulence is more than what it actually is. I put my pants on one leg at a time this morning and walked to the Capitol. But it's definitely a privilege to serve...
Howdy, Pard'ner! Rodeo season kicks off in Texas on Jan. 16, with the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Billed as America's oldest stock show, 113 years strong, it features daily rodeo events, livestock shows and, if you haven't spent all your Christmas money, vendors selling those cool Western belt buckles and boots. Jan. 16 to Feb. 8. Will Rogers Memorial Center; 817-877-2420 for tickets...