Word: oversight
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...left and Fred Thompson on his right - and $11,500 from Arthur Andersen and $2,000 from Enron since 1989 in his pocket. In the House, the Republicans are eager to show they can be tough on Big Business too - James Greenwood, chairman of the Energy and Commerce oversight committee (a wholly owned subsidiary of Billy Tauzin's Energy and Commerce committee). Cheney nemesis Henry Waxman and John Dingell will be barking over GOP shoulders on behalf of the minority party...
...onerous than they are," says George Vinson, a former FBI counterterrorism expert who serves as Davis' special adviser on security. "People have this mythical view that Barney Fife can just go around with alligator clips listening to his wife's phone conversations. There's a tremendous amount of structure, oversight and review that's involved." Roving taps require probable cause, but once such cause is established in a terrorism case, the FBI has to be alerted anyway. So why does California or any other state need its own roving taps? Vinson points out that the FBI has only...
...ideal to leave a national problem to the states, but because of the general squeamishness about federal "papers" in the Congress, Durbin's proposal--congressional oversight of state dmvs--may be the best way to go. And if the government doesn't act, corporations will. Delta and American Airlines already provide separate lines for premium passengers; Heathrow Airport in London has an iris scan for people who have registered their eyeballs. An airline-industry association is at work on a Trusted Traveler card. Do we really want frequent-flyer status to be the basis for security decisions, or more plastic...
...Sanders ping-pongs from one fluorescent-lighted lobby to another, it's quickly apparent that he does not need more government oversight. He is booked up with appointments every week. "I'm psycho-socialed out," he likes to say. Each week Sanders is required to attend two drug-treatment meetings in Queens. Once a week, whether he has a job or not, he must appear before his parole officer in Brooklyn. Once a month he must also see his welfare caseworker, an hour away in Harlem. After two months on welfare, he must attend eight hours...
...ideal to leave a national problem to the states, but because of the general squeamishness about federal "papers" in the Congress, Durbin's proposal - congressional oversight of state DMVs - may be the best way to go. And if the government doesn't act, corporations will. Delta and American Airlines already provide separate lines for premium passengers; Heathrow Airport in London has an iris scan for people who have registered their eyeballs. An airline-industry association is at work on a Trusted Traveler card. Do we really want frequent-flyer status to be the basis for security decisions, or more plastic...