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...Lest local civil-liberties lawyers tire of cruel-and-unusual punishment cases, however, James has also engaged them in the First Amendment arena. He has called for a law permitting school prayer (not a moment of silent prayer, but the vocal kind). Specifically, he embraced the cause of Judge Roy Moore, whom the American Civil Liberties Union has sued for praying over his Etowah County courtroom. James not only raised money for Moore's defense; the Governor is suing the ACLU for suing Moore...
...Lest any newcomers to the House be confused about which lobbyists they can dance with, the Republican leadership prepared a handy guide for 73 freshmen G.O.P. lawmakers, identifying "friendly" and "unfriendly" political-action committees. The secret 150-page Tactical PAC Project lists the groups that supported "senior committee members last cycle," and whether they gave more to the Democrats, the Republicans, or to both equally. Among those groups receiving an "unfriendly" rating were some that would appear to be natural ideological allies of the g.o.p. revolution, like agri-giant Archer Daniels Midland and pacs for Wall Street firms like Bear...
...Lest you suspect a shred of credibility behind this mental mentalite, let me reveal the real Satan behind the new world-conspiracy. Do you suspect the military-industrial complex? Or international Financiers? The Bolsheviks? Or is it the Jews...
...Lest anyone tell you that public schools have deteriorated, please remind them that half the students in the '50s never graduated [from high school], particularly minorities," he said. "Blacks no longer have to take their lives in their hands in order to vote." Central to America's cause for optimism,Dukakis said, is an increased emphasis on publicservice...
...meeting with O'Grady the following Monday. The instinct at the White House was to be extremely careful about seeming overly opportunistic. So while O'Grady was invited to the White House for a private lunch, a decision was made not to hold any kind of ceremony there lest Clinton seem too eager to share in O'Grady's good fortune. Instead speeches were given at the Pentagon. For the same reason, there was no photo opportunity with O'Grady and the President in the Oval Office and no transcript of their meeting. "It was good news for once from...