Word: missourians
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...hoped to return in January to run the place as Speaker. He sacrificed a lot in his effort to win the House for his party: to unify the ideologically diverse Democratic ranks, Gephardt downplayed his opposition to free-trade pacts without protections for labor, an issue dear to the Missourian's heart for years as he watched manufacturing jobs flee the Midwest. On corporate tax breaks, he started sounding like a Chamber of Commerce lackey in order to raise millions for his party from the technology industry. And he passed on running for President...
...Metheny, 45, continues to play for delighted crowds everywhere from Istanbul to Albuquerque. "Sometimes I feel like my whole life has been one long world tour," he says wryly. Now, with three new CDs and a 400-page, 167-tune Pat Metheny Songbook soon to be published, the affable Missourian who invented the most recognizable sound in post-bebop jazz guitar--warm, songful solo lines shimmering through a summery haze of digital reverb--shows no signs of settling into a comfy middle...