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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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16 Jan 2005 12:14:30 PM |
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OT: The New Power Players |
The New Power Players
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6831897/site/newsweek/
The Bush legacy will be cemented, or sunk, on Capitol Hill. A user's
guide to the key members of Congress who stand at his side-and in his
way.
By Howard Fineman
Newsweek
Jan. 24 issue - A veteran of the Vietnam-era Army and CIA covert ops,
Rep. Rob Simmons of Connecticut knows how to survive in perilous
situations-such as the one he finds himself in as a moderate
Republican in a Democratic district. When George W. Bush put Social
Security "reform" at the top of his presidential wish list, Simmons
executed a tactical retreat. Asked by reporters whether he would vote
to divert payroll-tax receipts into private savings accounts-the
controversial core of the Bush concept-Simmons declared: "I would not
consider that something I would support." His avowal won praise from
some bipartisan-minded Democrats.
Howard Fineman
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/93e3438af0a130cb
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