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...ultimately, Finneran is not the only one to blame for this undemocratic situation. Many of the representatives who voted to keep Finneran in power are not necessarily close ideological or political allies of the speaker. Instead, they find it politically convenient to allow Finneran to take the heat for them on contentious issues. They allow him to keep his iron grip on power because he is unafraid to help them avoid competition...
...rank-and-file representatives are more than happy to let him take the heat for tinkering with the law. Because Finneran is such an autocratic leader, he is blamed when the House tries to change election law. And the members who put him in that position and gave him that power get off scot-free--they suffer far less political damage than they would if there was no easy target to blame...
...sanctions against Baghdad has collapsed in Europe; but the Bush team is full of Desert Stormers with scores to settle. Last week?s reports that Saddam Hussein has revived his weapons program provides fuel for the fire of Administration hard-liners, who are determined to turn up the heat on Saddam and quash any effort by allies to end Baghdad?s isolation...
...Rich pardon--and especially the fact that Clinton granted it without consulting the Justice Department--that has generated the most heat on Capitol Hill. Though the pardon can't be revoked, Representative Dan Burton, the Indiana Republican and longtime Clinton critic who chairs the House Government Reform Committee, has already started gathering documents for a hearing; Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle says it may be time to re-examine the President's pardon power. Even by Clinton's own reasoning, which he voiced in a speech two days before the pardon, Rich did not seem to qualify. "Most of these...
...DEMS: Streamlines more than 50 current federal programs into five performance-based grants. Could face political heat from those wishing to protect programs like Safe and Drug-Free Schools and bilingual education...