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Increasingly Embattled, DeLay Scales Back Usual Power Plays

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.

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