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What does the Senate bill do? It bars lobbyists from buying gifts and meals for legislators, but it leaves a big loophole: firms and organizations represented by those lobbyists may still dole out freebies. Privately funded trips would still be allowed if lawmakers get prior approval from the ethics committee. The bill would bar retiring legislators and senior aides from lobbying Congress for two years. It would also require lobbyists to file more frequent, more detailed reports on their activities, which would be posted...
...West Bank. But this will cause pain among those of his supporters who remember that earlier Labor governments were responsible for building many of the West Bank settlements, where over 250,000 Jews now live. As Gerald Steinberg, head of the Program on Conflict Management and Negotiation at Bar Ilan University, says, "Disengagement is hindered by Kadima's low results." Shas is against a pullout of settlers, while Beiteinu wants to draw the border so that many Israeli-Arab citizens would be pushed unwillingly into a future Palestinian state...
...then it is time for the real world… and unfortunately I am not speaking of the show on MTV. Don’t hide behind your stack of unreturned library books. Actually, you should return those and on the way home, swing by Senior Bar. Last Senior Standing begins tonight, and depending on how you go after that, it could very well take up all the time you used to spend thesising...
...That's a great idea!" he says with mock enthusiasm. "Just past the bar, next to the piano player. You too can buy throwaway aprons in the gift shop. Have your picture taken with the likeness of Mario Batali...
Batali and I were talking at a bar in Chicago. He was in town for the housewares show, where his display featured a garish, full-scale plastic replica of an Italian farmhouse. As we spoke, a hefty guy, beer in hand, walked over to our table. He introduced himself as a "firefighter here in Chicago" and said he wanted to shake Batali's hand. The firefighter's wife then came over--the first of an endless stream of fans who would approach Batali over the weekend. Cards were pressed into his hand; pictures were taken; autographs were requested on books...