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...state. But neither Governor Brad Henry nor his state disaster chief could get calls returned from FEMA in Dallas. "You just would not believe what they have put us through," said a Republican Congressman from Oklahoma. Political leaders from both parties finally asked the White House to lean on the agency. The "full-court press," as Henry spokesman Paul Sund calls it, worked: the aid was approved last week. A FEMA official noted that the agency had okayed 24 smaller fire grants for the state and wanted to be sure the broader application for help was justified...
...seems certain. Specter, for one, has promised hearings early in the year--a move, sources tell TIME, that the White House is hoping to head off by convincing the Senator to defer to the Intelligence Committee, whose hearings would be behind closed doors and classified. "They're going to lean on Specter very hard not to hold hearings," says a Republican official. Bush has warned that any public hearings on programs would simply tip off terrorists and invite them to adjust their tactics, and he says, "This...
...walked trails leading processions of porters toting pickaxes, shovels, bales of wire and plastic tarpaulins?the tools needed to build improvised shelters for survivors whose homes had been shaken into rubble. In late November, he went to check up on five widows for whom he had built lean-tos on a steep mountainside above the city of Muzaffarabad, not far from the quake's epicenter. To his dismay, George discovered that the structures had been torn down and the widows were gone...
...Francisco Bay. That region, says the author, is the idyllic home of healthy, sensuous eating, the Western Hemisphere's version of the Mediterranean diet. Gourmet portion control is the secret here. Eschew sugar and processed foods; instead, gravitate towards wholesome whole grains, good wine, luscious fruits and vegetables, and lean protein...
...Scott said, adding to laughs that, “I think my closet has fewer skeletons.” After the Wakefield resident mentioned his “grass-roots” background, he went on to discuss the need for tax reform. “I lean more towards a flat tax,” Scott said. “It will bring a lot of new money into the government.” On the Iraq War, of which Kennedy has been one of the most vocal critics, Scott suggested that enabling the Iraqi military be the number...