Word: speaker
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...powerful speaker of the California assembly is known for his dealmaking abilities, but the Democrat's cameo in Godfather III, directed by pal Francis Ford Coppola, will surely raise eyebrows. In the film, Brown asks Mafia don Michael Corleone for help in securing a judgeship for an associate...
Even now, House Speaker Tom Foley (D-Wash.) told President Bush not to reconvene Congress because representatives might not support military action. "Maybe it was too much to ask with the gridlock of the budget and on the eve of the election," Senator Daniel P. Moynihan told the New York Times, commenting on the failure of Congress to request a formal meeting with the Bush administration to discuss Gulf policy...
That assertiveness, he says, will be critical to the new speaker's success as he tries to chart a new course for Massachusetts, particularly with the Republicans in control of the executive branch...
Legislators say that Flaherty is no Keverian protege. While Keverian came to power in the House in a coup against then-House Speaker Thomas W. McGee (D-Lynn), advocating rules of reform, some legislators have gone so far as to call Flaherty a potential strongarm leader...
...increase of partisanship in the House doesn't have to stop the next speaker from getting the job done, says Rep. Robert A. Havern '72 (D-Arlington), who has known Flaherty for more than 20 years...