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...says Thompson has had to toe Flaherty's line because of political realities. "Even if the most strident of political liberals were elected, you know damn well they'd be sucking up to Charles Flaherty, because he's the speaker," Koocher says. "You don't want the district to suffer because you're not supporting the leadership...
...Republican told TIME congressional correspondent Karen Tumulty, adding that House members have been asked to look at the list and "categorize the top three they'll get blasted for." Already, Tumulty says, "rump groups" of disgruntled members are forming -- most notably, within the House Agriculture Committee, whose programs would suffer deep cuts. The true test of Republican commitment to their revolution, Tumulty notes, is whether they can really eradicate entire bureaucracies...
...there aren't severe emotional consequences. After the initial shock has worn off, children who have survived a shooting, explosion or natural disaster tend to be generally fearful, have trouble sleeping and have difficulty concentrating and carrying on their normal activities. Those who are especially sensitive to stress may suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, in which the mind keeps replaying the trauma with terrifying realism. Others will deny the experience entirely, treating the disaster as a story, often as something that happened to someone else. Many become edgy and almost hyperactive...
...have a problem with Robert McNamara making millions of dollars on his book while, at the same time, countless numbers of men and women have died and suffered lifelong trauma because of his incompetent leadership while serving as the Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War. As a 45-year-old non-veteran it irritates me that McNamara will become even richer by promoting his book while others still suffer with every tick of the clock...
...members of the team, Roiter and Granat suffer together through the not-so-cheery aspect of the sport--the commitment...