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There are hundreds of Michael Daytons on Capitol Hill - bright, ambitious young people who go to Washington to do good and stay to do well. As Gary Condit's top man in Washington, Dayton is known more for his managerial skills than his legislative acumen. At 31, he also has a reputation as a smooth player. "Staffs come to resemble their members," says a senior congressional aide. "Condit's office had a kind of Steve McQueen cool. They were Blue Dogs" - members of the Conservative Democratic Coalition - "and on top of the world in a closely divided House. They...
After a brief respite, the Patients? Bill of Rights is back in the spotlight on Capitol Hill. Still stinging from the McCain Kennedy Edwards bill's triumph in the Senate, GOP leaders are scrambling for votes to defeat a version passing through the House (Charlie Norwood, a Georgia Republican, is spearheading the bill favored by Democrats). Meanwhile, insurance companies and trial lawyers across the country are biting their fingernails in anticipation. They may have to suffer a while longer; while many hoped the House would move quickly on the bill, behind-the-scenes maneuvers mean an actual vote...
...incredible shrinking surplus is suddenly at the center of Washington debate. Just last fall, the Capitol seemed awash in money--and plans to spend it. Candidate George W. Bush wanted major tax cuts, missile defense and other big ticket items. Al Gore talked up a hefty new prescription-drug entitlement and more money for education. As recently as a few weeks ago, there seemed to be enough funds for Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to say he hoped that the corporate income tax could be abolished in the not too distant future. But such hopes have been dashed. Bush...
...Harry Truman came blinking onstage in somewhat the same way in April, 1945, when Franklin Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia. The obscure vice president from Missouri was called to the White House from his bourbon-and-water in Sam Rayburn's hideaway in the Capitol, just as Kay Graham was called from her children and domestic routine. Truman said he felt as if the sun, the moon and all the planets had fallen on him. Kay Graham did not exactly enjoy the moment, either...
...Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the Senate took its swing at the topic, and unfamiliar fault lines divided longtime GOP allies. Noted abortion foe Bill Frist of Tennessee joined Utah?s Orrin Hatch in his support for federal funding, while Sam Brownback of Kansas stepped in line behind Majority Leader Trent Lott, voicing his opposition to earmarking federal funds for the controversial research...