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...Dynamic scoring' sounds like something composers or quarterbacks do. But in fact it's the hottest buzz word from the realm of Republican legislators, who hope to use the economic technique to justify tax cuts. Already the term has ignited a controversy. Laura D'Andrea Tyson, the President's chief economist, calls the concept "dangerous." But Republican John Kasich of Ohio, who is expected to head the House Budget Committee in the new Congress, is just as strongly in favor of the idea...
Some of Dershowitz's real world cases are also mentioned in the novel, such as his defense of boxer Mike Tyson, who was convicted of rape in Indiana...
Asked whether the novel bears any similarity to the Tyson case, Dershowitz said: "Speculation about the basis for this book is wrong; it bears no relation to my cases, but refers to life...
...similar to the one already announced for beef would shortly follow for poultry. "The Secretary's chief of staff went crazy," says Horne. "He ordered everything out of the computer. He was emphatic that we were not to proceed or talk about poultry % matters. We thought there was a Tyson connection." The company denies any involvement...
With a none too subtle push from the White House, Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy announced his resignation from his Cabinet post following the disclosure that his girlfriend had received a $1,200 scholarship from a foundation run by Tyson Foods, the Arkansas poultry firm with political ties to the Clintons. Though the woman eventually returned the money, the episode was the latest Tyson gift imbroglio involving Espy, whose conduct is being investigated by an independent counsel. Espy said he left to overcome "the challenge to my good name...