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Congressman Rahm Emanuel boasts that ?patience ain?t a virtue in my book,? and that's especially clear when the feisty Democrat from Illinois is trying to recruit candidates to run in November's mid-term elections. Last summer, for instance, when Emanuel tried to convince Heath Shuler, former star quarterback at the University of Tennessee, to run for Congress from his native North Carolina, he had to make a hard sell. Shuler said he was worried he wouldn?t get enough time with his two young children if he was constantly shuttling back and forth from Capitol Hill...
...raising more money for Democratic Senate candidates than his Republican colleague, Elizabeth Dole, taking in $44 million, compared to the GOP?s $35 million. Emanuel hasn?t been as successful in fundraising, but he?s recruited some well-regarded candidates, including a group of Iraq war veterans and Shuler. At the same time, the pair have also emerged as key Democratic players on Capitol Hill. With his endless stream of press releases and press conferences, Schumer is perhaps the Dem's leading attack dog; over the last week he has lead his party in demanding information on any meetings...
...greatly respected." Hence the Democrats' netting a former CIA officer in Illinois and a former FBI agent in Minnesota, whistle-blower Coleen Rowley, who testified about mistakes the bureau made before Sept. 11. But the Dems' biggest coup may involve a different kind of uniform: former Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler has agreed to run in his native North Carolina. --By Perry Bacon...
...British director remaking a sunny American classic). It's that both the light and the dark elements don't seem sincerely felt--with a leading couple (Patrick Wilson and Josefina Gabrielle) who have little warmth, an Ado Annie (Jessica Boevers) who sounds like Betty Boop and a Jud Fry (Shuler Hensley) too pathetic to convey any sexual danger. By the end, a beautiful morning has turned into a disenchanting evening...
...Lauren Shuler Donner, producer of You've Got Mail: "I'd love to give you the dirt, but he's the real deal. All the cliches are true. Ask him to work Saturdays, ask him to reshoot a scene--his answer is always 'Whatever you need.' What a good guy! What a dream! What a pleasure...