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...More trouble may come from Capitol Hill. For months Representative Henry Gonzalez, the Texas Democrat who is chairman of the House Banking Committee, has been resisting calls to step up a laggard investigation of Madison by his committee. But last week's disclosures provide ammunition for Jim Leach of Iowa, the committee's ranking Republican, who has been pushing for a more vigorous investigation. Says Newt Gingrich, House minority whip: ''If we had a Republican President, there would be full-blown committee hearings in January. What you're seeing here is Democrats banding together to cover up, ignore and minimize...
...Republicans are so efficient. it took them only 10 years in power to become as corrupt as the Democrats were after 40 years in control. William C. Stosine Iowa City, Iowa...
WILLIAM C. STOSINE Iowa City, Iowa...
Researchers at the Army's Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Mass., would like to ease that load by turning soldiers into walking power plants. Iowa Thin Film Technologies began supplying the Army last year with pocket-size solar rechargers (weight 6 oz.) and tents embedded with flexible, plastic panels that can generate electricity. Soldiers field-testing the tents use them both for shelter and to operate medical or communications equipment. Another solar company, Konarka of Lowell, Mass., has also received a military grant and hopes to do away with solar panels altogether. The firm is developing light-sensitive fabrics that...
Civilians can benefit too. Iowa Thin Film Technologies already sells solar-powered radio headsets and rolls of its 13-in.-wide electricity-making plastic through a business unit, PowerFilm Solar. Konarka has partnered with another firm to design juice-generating clothing. For day hikers, Washington-based Reware sells backpacks embedded with lightweight, sun-sensitive plastic chargers that can juice cell phones and iPods. Roughing it has never been easier...