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...Faust said of sharing the award with her fellow Ivy presidents. This year’s winners, who were nominated by a board of about 200 past Glamour women, include actress Jennifer Garner, fashion designer Donna Karan, and political figures such as Elizabeth Edwards and Nancy Pelosi. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, was noticeably absent from the list. Glamour editor Lauren S. Brody said in a phone interview yesterday that in compiling its list, the magazine looks for women who have “broken barriers.” “This year Dr. Faust was toward...
...House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood side by side with President Bush's Trade Representative Susan Schwab and announced they had come to an agreement on how to handle at least two of four outstanding free trade treaties awaiting approval by Congress. "Today is a recognition of the results of the November election," Pelosi told reporters in Washington. "It takes us to a place where we can have a bipartisan consensus on trade, but only with the recognition of the importance and the centrality of labor principles and environmental principles...
...Pelosi allowed a vote on Kind-Flake--or, as the farm groups called it, "Kinda-Flakey"--but this time it was crushed, 309 to 117. "I had two members tell me they felt sorry for Ron, I was stomping him so bad," Peterson said with a grin. "If I had put down the hammer, I could've taken him under 100." As they watched the debate, with its predictable tributes to hardworking family farmers, frustrated reformers filled out "Farm Bill Bingo" cards with aggie catchphrases like "farmer-friendly," "dismantling the safety net" and "East Coast media...
...their peril. The same flattery that irked Lincoln was on display last month at a National Farmers Union reception for members of Congress, who gushed about the farmers who had gathered to lobby against change. "Let me thank you again for the wholesome, wholesome inspiration you all are!" Pelosi shouted...
...Pelosi has warned her caucus that the next farm bill must include real reforms. But nobody ever opposes reforms in the future farm bills. "In five or 10 years, maybe we could get off subsidies," Peterson says. "That would be great. Farmers would love that...