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...Washington Burris Comes In from the Cold Roland Burris, welcome to the U.S. Senate. Democrats backed away from their opposition to embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick for the state's vacant seat, announcing that Burris had resolved a paperwork snafu and, barring GOP objections, would be sworn in within days. Senate leaders had attempted to dissuade the governor from naming a new junior Senator, arguing that any appointee would be tainted by Blagojevich's arrest on charges that he conspired to sell or trade the seat for personal gain. Burris, who replaces Obama as the body's lone...
...engines may also have sucked up slush from the runway, thereby diminishing their power during the critical climb. Survivor Stiley is a pilot, and he recalls that "the plane was just too heavy as it was going down the runway." He remembers turning to his secretary in the next seat-she also survived the crash-and saying, "We're not going to make it." Investigators are mystified as to why the plane's landing gear was still down when the jetliner hit the bridge; usually the wheels are brought up immediately after takeoff. Says one aviation expert: "Flight...
...during reading period. Not only do they refuse to bathe and eat anything they can get their hands on, but they also do disgusting things to mark their territory. Walk into Lamont on any given weekday, and you’re going to have a hard time finding a seat. You’ll scour the first floor, hope for an open carrel, but walk the length of the room to no avail. Then you see it, the mark of a Harvard hound: a North Face jacket draped casually over the back of the chair, open books, and a half...
...Some of the trio's decisions - like not rescuing Lehman Brothers in mid-September - have come under criticism on Wall Street and Capitol Hill for being hesitant and reactive. Associates say Geithner doesn't necessarily disagree with the charge that the government's response "has had an ad hoc, seat-of-the-pants quality to it," as a senior investment banker in the middle of things puts it. That's one reason Geithner and the rest of the Obama economic team have indicated that they plan to move more aggressively, on an even broader scale, than the government...
...Kennedy’s candidacy manifests a problem more serious than one Senate seat, however. Political discourse is beginning to feel more like a clash of personality cults than a real debate. This type of discourse was all too prevalent this past election, when we heard more about McCain’s “maverick” brand and the antics of his running mate than we did his economic policy, and more about Obama’s immutable “hope” than his actual agenda. Indeed, despite the unique confluence of a crashing economy...