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...vice-versa. But even then, there were signs that lobbying and ethics reforms might be yet another Washington fad that would soon pass. Republican Roy Blunt, then running for the post of House Majority Leader, defended earmarks-money doled out for specific projects in congressional districts. And House Speaker Dennis Hastert, unable to blame the powerless Democrats for the growth in earmarks, found the next best scapegoat, saying the projects grew because "the Senate plays appropriation games...
According to Palmer, while each speaker takes the book in a different direction, two important themes that link together the individual interviews are courage and the “simultaneity of wildly contrasting human fates...
...Complaints about iTunes I can deal with. I just think the SLVR is lacking a few things that would benefit customers. For instance, although "speaker independent" voice recognition software - an excellent safety feature if you're using a phone while driving, because it dramatically reduces the need to look at or touch the phone - can be found in many Motorola handsets, the SLVR isn't one of them...
...refined archive is now also searchable by topic, date, and speaker. It is accessible to the general public at www.iop.harvard.edu...
...have a tough time leading a Republican revolution. Thanks to a House GOP conference vote yesterday to limit the leadership positions up for grabs, the 15-year veteran of the House will be sandwiched between the old guard, with Dennis Hastert of Illinois staying in the top job as Speaker of the House and Blunt keeping his post as number three in the party hierarchy. "Blunt?s a good man, but he couldn't overcome the relationship with DeLay," said Joel Hefley, a congressman from Colorado who was ousted as head of the House ethics committee early last year after...