By John F. Harris and Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, May 9, 2005; Page A01
In the euphemism favored on Capitol Hill, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is
"not staff driven." Translation: He is used to doing what he wants.
It happens all the time, DeLay friends and advisers say. An aide will suggest
that the leader soften his tone, or back off just a bit from some inflammatory
position. As often as not, the Texas Republican will respond with a snort, suggesting
that the adviser is more worried about how a decision will play inside the Beltway
than how it will be perceived -- if it is noticed at all -- by the rest of the
country. (story)
The Nation via Yahoo! News - Apr 21 12:47 PM (Story)
Tom DeLay should resign as leader of
the House Republican majority. If he doesn't, Republicans should have the decency
to remove him. He's been rebuked unanimously four times by the bipartisan House
Ethics Committee--which he then proceeded to purge and disembowel. Three of
his political associates are under indictment in Texas for raising illegal corporate
campaign contributions. He's luxuriated
Kansas City Star - Apr 18 6:12 PM (Story)
WASHINGTON - (KRT) - With polls showing slipping support back home, Majority
Leader Tom DeLay bolstered his counteroffensive Monday with a mass e-mail to
Houston-area Republicans portraying the "real story" behind his overseas
travels, the indictments of three associates and the resulting controversy.
Financial Times - Apr 17 3:45 PM (Story)
Eight companies and three individuals linked to a political action committee
affiliated with Tom DeLay, the House majority leader, were indicted on Tuesday
on charges of making illegal campaign contributions during the 2002 elections
in Texas.
Judges Battle Transcends Numbers:
By David G. Savage Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — The looming battle over President Bush's nominees to the U.S. appeals
courts might derail the Senate, but it probably won't make much difference in
the federal courts. That's because Republican appointees already dominate them.
(story)
DeLay Finds Safe Haven at NRA Meeting (story)
Seven-Story-High
Wave Hits Cruise Ship
AP - 46 minutes ago
A seven-story-high wave damaged a cruise ship returning from the Bahamas over
the weekend, smashing windows, flooding more than 60 cabins and injuring four
passengers.
California
Dems denounce Schwarzenegger
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- California Democrats lashed out at Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger during their annual convention Saturday, vowing to block his
administration's agenda.
Am
I Eating GE Corn?
"An estimated 40% of US field corn in 2003 was genetically engineered [GE],
and field corn is used in a wide array of food ingredients. GE varieties of
sweet corn are more rare, and there is no GE popcorn." This site provides
a map showing GE corn production in the United States, and a brief history of
GE corn. Includes related links on GE corn and food ingredients derived from
corn. From Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Bug Review
This site presents information and photos on common household and garden bugs
(such as aphids, earwigs, and carpenter ants), with details about habit, the
damage they create, and the controls available for each bug. Searchable; browsable
by insect name and insect location. Available in Spanish. From the University
of Illinois Extension.
"Doing the Pan" The Pan-American
Exposition, held in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1901, "was a concentrated snapshot
of ... people, their attitudes about everything and everyone, their social classes,
their conflict between religious observances and commercial opportunities, and
their happy surrender to the not-so-cheap thrills of the Midway." This
personal site features tours of the fair, documents and stories (on topics such
as tourism, design, women, and children), images of souvenirs, information about
costs and the weather, and more.
http://panam1901.bfn.org/