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...compared to the day before, when some protesters had hurled racial epithets at a few African-American members of the House. The crowd was stoked by regular appearances that lawmakers made on a balcony overlooking the protesters. "It's interesting how many faces they recognize," said Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa. Republicans flashed handwritten signs with the word No on them, sending the crowd into rapture...
...supporters of the newly signed legislation. When Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964, he reportedly used more than 75 pens (video footage can be found here, although camera cutaways make it hard to keep track) and gave one of the first ones to Martin Luther King Jr. Senators Hubert Humphrey and Everett McKinley Dirksen also received pens for their aid in shuttling the bill through Congress. And in 1996, President Clinton gave the four pens he used to sign the Line-Item Veto bill - which allowed Presidents to veto individual sections of legislation rather than the entire...
...Government Shutdown'? I was surprised that you included an article by Newt Gingrich in your cover package [March 1]. Isn't the idea of Gingrich giving advice on bipartisan cooperation akin to asking the fox for advice on how to guard the henhouse? He is the king of noncooperation and partisanship. There are people on both sides of the aisle who can offer advice about bipartisanship and have at least a modicum of credibility. Sandy Stanley muscatine, Iowa...
...even when they know it is not a bed of roses. The solution is for the Western governments to be resolute in blocking the emergence of dictators like Robert Mugabe. These leaders threw Africa into turmoil and the repercussion is the unprecedented flow of Africans into Europe. Sam Usadolo, KING WILLIAM'S TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA...
...Newt Approach? I was surprised that you included an article by Newt Gingrich [March 1]. Isn't Gingrich giving advice on bipartisan cooperation like asking the fox for advice on how to guard the henhouse? He is the king of noncooperation and partisanship. There are people on both sides of the aisle who can offer advice about bipartisanship and have at least a modicum of credibility Sandy Stanley, MUSCATINE, IOWA...