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...position was published in the New York Times. Roosevelt also wrote a personal letter justifying the swap to Senator David Walsh, the leading congressional foe of aid to Britain. In the letter F.D.R. cited a questionable historical analogy of his own: Thomas Jefferson's bold action in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase without consulting Congress...
...Florida), followed by forays onto the big-time birding circuit: southeast Arizona for Mexican specialties, the Dry Tortugas for noddies and boobies, Alaska for arctic and Asian species. The final step is the long trip to see a single bird: Michigan for Kirtland's warbler, Calcasieu County in Louisiana for the black francolin, a grueling five-mile trek up the Chisos Mountains in Texas for the Colima warbler...
Hart's fast-blooming friendship with Broadhurst was the stuff that every Washington power broker dreams of: a close association with the man who could be the next President. Although Broadhurst had limited political contacts outside Louisiana, he often traveled with Hart on forays through the South. On a Friday night in early March, Hart and Broadhurst were relaxing on a yacht in Miami harbor after a fund-raising dinner. As Rice tells it, she wandered aboard by chance and encountered Hart. She told the former Senator, "You probably don't remember, but I met you at Aspen." Hart admits...
...stinking scow then headed for a dump site just outside New Orleans. When the Mobro arrived at the Delta town of Venice, Louisiana's department of environmental quality sent inspectors to examine the gunk. Although the bales consisted primarily of paper, investigators discovered hospital items -- syringes, bedpans -- that could pose a health hazard. The bales were also beginning to ooze, and inspectors feared the scum would leak into the river. Governor Edwin Edwards half jokingly threatened to deploy National Guardsmen on the levees with orders to shoot if the barge tried to dock. As the vessel meandered about the Gulf...
This monstrous synthesis comes to life on such creations as "DMZ." Davis sings in a Louisiana drawl about a dangerous neighborhood, while LeBlanc and bassist Ned "Hoaky" Hickel shout punk-style, "DMZ! DMZ!" Hickel's rockabilly bass thrums up and down the scale, while LeBlanc pounds violently and Davis' guitar screeches. The combination is hilarious but effective; it makes you want to get up and stomp, perhaps on a small animal...