Word: unionizers
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...still others are just passionate people with extra time on their hands - have finished their first run through of the bill. While readthestimulus.org enters the second, fact-checking phase, some volunteers have taken on side projects of their own. Kristina Rasmussen, director of government affairs at the National Taxpayers Union, has been cross-referencing the federal agencies mentioned in the bill with U.S. Office of Management and Budget's program assessments and has found a number of programs that are receiving money despite poor performance reviews...
...Israel secured pledges from Egypt, the European Union and the U.S. to stop the weapons flow into Gaza. But Gazans are worried that if the tunnels are closed, that could cut off the few threads of commerce and supplies leading into Gaza. "If Israel keeps the borders sealed off, we'll keep digging, and only Allah can stop us. Let the Israelis drop their bombs. Without the tunnels, we can't survive anyway," says Aymad. "And if a bomb catches me underground, well, they won't have to dig my grave...
...think clients you represented as an associate are relevant ... I think how you vote is relevant." - On her work as an attorney for Philip Morris, in the Albany Times-Union...
...year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me." - On her grandmother, Polly Noonan, a powerful New York State Democrat, in the Albany Times-Union...
...child she was loud and talked constantly. She talked so loud we had her hearing tested, but it turned out her hearing was fine and that she just wanted to get her point across." - Polly Rutnik, Gillibrand's mother, in the Albany Times-Union...