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...ought to know. The man was House minority leader Dick Gephardt. But what Gephardt didn't explain was why Congress - for the seventh year in a row - has failed to do anything about this crisis. At a time of surging federal deficits, one reason is the price - $800 billion or more over 10 years to provide something close to coverage for all seniors. Conservatives don't want the largest expansion of entitlements since the launch of Medicare to happen on their watch...
...Republicans have one sure thing, it ought to be Texas. In Bush country they hold all 27 statewide offices. It has been nearly 30 years since a Democrat has won an open Senate seat. When three-term Senator Phil Gramm announced his retirement last year, who thought Republicans didn't have a lock on his replacement? Just to make sure, the President's political strategist, Karl Rove, mineswept the primary field to ensure that attorney general John Cornyn, a stately, snowy-haired vote getter with a huge political bankroll, would have a straight shot...
...other players. A few minutes on the field with Milbrett and it's clear that she has that gift. At one moment she makes a completely unexpected turn away from teammates, away from help ("Tiff, I'm open!"). Yet with everyone heading in the direction where the ball ought to be played, her against-the-grain turn tilts the whole game to her advantage. Later, when she seems trapped in a corner, she flicks the ball through the legs of her opposing teammate and is suddenly free, a move that brings gasps of admiration from other players...
...guess is that the Crimson Key will have an advantage because they’re so good at it,” she said. “The Crimson Key tour guides ought to be the primary contenders in this...
...ought to know. The man was House minority leader Dick Gephardt. But what Gephardt didn't explain was why Congress--for the seventh year in a row--has failed to do anything about this crisis. At a time of surging federal deficits, one reason is the price--$800 billion or more over 10 years to provide something close to coverage for all seniors. Conservatives don't want the largest expansion of entitlements since the launch of Medicare to happen on their watch...