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Physically. and he was seen by some members of the media shortly before this happened. so he was very much in the fray working right up until this last minute. you know, when you think of diplomats, the impression is these pin striped suits and a lot of cocktail parties and receptions. holbrook is the muscle, the brain power and the muscle behind the pin striped suit. hes the person that does the deals. when he did the dayton peace accords, that was a major accomplishment. when they invited him ...

Robert dold of ild, steve pierce of new mexico and jeff denim of california. lobbyists all around. its not just that the incoming congressmen are surrounding themselves with lobbyists, its the corrupting influence they lobbied against. after republican francisco conseco beat democratic congressman sarah rodriguez as part of the republican wave on november 2nd, the tea party favorite declared its going to be a new day in washington. two weeks later, conseco was in the heart of washington for a th...

Part of the big republican sweep in the mid terms and the real lesson of navigating complicated political channels already playing out even before theyre sworn in and competing receptions planned in d.c. with tea party activists pushing freshmen members to attend theirs to show where they stand on taxing and spending. and a memo, d.c. insiders and lobbyists are already trying to co-op incoming members of congress. all this and seven weeks to go before the congress gets done to work. >> thank you...

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