Word: repping
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This is wartime, the President reminds us. The usual rules do not apply. Fair enough. But what worries some people, ranging from Bush's persistent critics at the ACLU to conservative New York Times columnist William Safire to uber-conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, is this administration's propensity for overstepping centuries-old legislative procedures in the name of national security...
...miracle if it arrives intact. And when these food packets do reach the ground safely, it is unlikely that they reach their intended recipients. In 1999, U.S. forces conducted a similar operation in Kosovo, and most of the food ended up in the hands of Yugoslav soldiers. Even Rep. Jim Colby (R-Ariz.), who chairs the congressional committee that approved the food drops, admits that the operation is “symbolic more than anything...
...Even after its unequivocal victory in the Senate, the bill had trouble across the Capitol, where House Republicans balked at a move they consider a boon to unions - and the Democratic Party. The Republican bill, sponsored by Rep. Don Young, took a big step away from total federal control. The GOP version maintains a commitment to sky marshals and to stricter employment screening of airport employees, but allows airports to either hire federal workers or hire security jobs out to private contractors. As the debate raged, Young was blunt in his opposition to the Senate version. "If people think there...
...their kids, 6 and 3. Nancy's dad is in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and her mom has dementia. Since Nancy, a homemaker, and her sister each live about 15 minutes from their parents, they do all their laundry, cleaning and shopping. Tony, a construction-industry sales rep, helps too. "There are days when I've been at my parents' all day, and I'm on a short fuse, and my husband and I don't get along," says Nancy. "We're angry at all the stuff not done at home." Says Tony: "We both work on having...
CZECH REPUBLIC Its intelligence agency has been trying to shed its secretive-commie rep. It is good at straightforward intelligence gathering but has trouble with the big picture. It provided info that hijacker Atta met with an Iraqi officer