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...Lamont 5th floor–The fourth best deuce in the land is the best jerk in the land. The floor-to-ceiling semi-soundproof walls separating each stall create personal cubicles wherein all sorts of “business” goes down. (For my few loyal fans out there, this is indeed the third straight article in which I’ve referenced beating off in Lamont. That’s real...
Worse still, the tactics of Leahy, Harkin and others go far beyond what the GOP did under Clinton’s tenure. Republicans certainly did stall floor votes on nominees in ways that can only be described as undemocratic, but they never ventured beyond well-established delay procedures that majority parties have used for decades. By using the filibuster throughout Bush’s term, though, Democrats broke 214 years of tradition stipulating that only a majority vote was needed for confirmation. In fact, many current and former federal judges were approved with fewer than 60 votes...
...From 1,250 [meters] left, we began this slow and steady assault,” Rogers said. “You need to stall your opponents’ move before you can start your own. Stop them first, then...
...says that although chances of a major eruption are slight, scientists are monitoring seismic activity and gas emissions to avoid another devastating surprise like the tsunami: "We already have an early-warning system in place." Official warnings don't cut much ice with Euis Halimah, who runs a tourist stall on the rim of Tangkuban Parahu's sulfurous crater. "I can't just stop work," she says. "I have to feed my kids." Anyway, Euis would rather put her faith in Mother Nature's early-warning system: "If I see the birds leaving, then...
...annual rate to 300%, prices are now rising at an 851% pace. The government is trying to slow the whirlwind by limiting wage hikes to 90% of the previous month's cost of living increases, but that policy has led to a series of strikes, which threaten to stall economic growth. Admits President Ral Alfonsn: "The government is multiplying its efforts to get the country back on its feet, but we are going to go through some tough times...