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...lobbying reforms that both parties are now so suddenly embracing. Both have made clear that the Abramoff scandal alone won?t hand Democrats control of Congress. Instead, they?re hoping to use the stench of corruption and other issues, such as the unpopular Medicare prescription drug plan, to paint Republicans as too close to ?special interests? like drug companies...
...campaign manager. James Seif, a widely respected and seasoned political operative, was on the Pennsylvania Cable Network Wednesday night discussing the campaign of former Lt. Gov. Bill Scranton when he derided Swann as ?the rich white guy in this race.? Even though Seif seemed to be trying to paint Swann as a well-connected insider in contrast with Scranton-despite the fact that Scranton (as in the city) comes from a distinguished Pennsylvania family-it was an odd, unfortunate choice of words, since Swann, well, happens to be black...
...perception that bin Laden is vulnerable may make jihadists more determined to carry out attacks. "I'd be worried over the next 60 to 90 days," says a former FBI counterterrorism official. "I believe if we don't hear from al-Qaeda in the near term, some will paint bin Laden as weakened and unable to deliver on his threat"--a possibility that may motivate terrorists to try to strike soon, to make good on the promises of their leader...
...labor-relations department to running Ford's Switzerland operation. When he became chairman, Ford pushed two projects that have since become important signs of where the company is heading: he rebuilt the Rouge plant, which now has a roof of green grass, skylights and a program that turns polluting paint fumes into hydrogen fuel cells, and produced the Escape Hybrid, the first SUV hybrid to hit the market...
...most disadvantaged citizens. The image of the military as the last refuge of the poor has gotten a lot of play since the start of the Iraq war. It’s a myth that serves both sides of the debate. Conservatives can use it to paint anti-warriors as out of touch elitists too pampered to do the kind of ass-kicking the American people deserve. If military equals poor, then anti-war equals wealthy and snobbish.But the soldiers-are-poor image also serves the left. When Congressman Charles Rangel introduced a bill to reintroduce the draft...