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...Third, an overly scientific approach to politics makes even the most colorful characters appear gray. Former House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Wilbur Mills was an alcoholic who cavorted with an Argentinean stripper—you couldn’t make him boring. Yet, John Manley comes close in his research, outlining the theory behind “Congressional influence” instead of letting Mills illustrate it: “When one thinks about power between A and B there is a tendency to view the relationship as unidirectional,” Manley intones. “With influence...
...overkill. Take this stanza from “Underground Beauty”: “Inside, tiny sparkling / mineral, gypsum flowers, / lettuce and coral, shy trident / bats, fairy shrimp- / eggs which hatch after fifteen years.” Poets have used lists to great effect before. But unlike Gerard Manley Hopkins in “Pied Beauty,” a poem similarly concerned with nature and spirituality, Nilsson merely lists. The words above have no particular rhythmic quality; the enjambments do not aid the poem’s flow. This list style, prevalent throughout the collection, ensures that these...
...Senate majority leader Reid's spokesman Jim Manley said that while Reid supports the process Nelson is spearheading, there's a chance that some items that may fall out of the bill because of the compromise, such as the education provisions, could be reinserted in negotiations with the House over the final version. Nelson is aware of the risk but plans to fight tooth and nail to protect his deal. "The President wants bipartisan support," he noted. "And to get it, you have to maintain something comparable to what we're talking about...
...global financial crisis is dampening the recent hopes of Chinese carmakers to become major international players. Chery's ambitions took a hit this week when a joint project with Chrysler to develop a small car for sale in the U.S. and elsewhere was terminated. In a statement, Mike Manley, Chrysler's executive vice president for international sales and marketing, said that the decision to cancel the cooperation agreement was made jointly by both companies because they "have realized that the economic situation and market environment around the world have changed significantly since the agreement was signed." Neither company explained...
...That idea, however, is not very popular with the Republicans' counterparts on Capitol Hill. "Both Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and Reid have raised concerns about that," says Jim Manley, a senior adviser to Reid. "It robs the industry's future to pay for the present. We shouldn't have to choose." And unfortunately for Detroit, automakers would need congressional approval to access those funds on an emergency basis...