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Went on the floor that day, the first thing i did was go over to bird. I said bob byrd i will never know the rules of the senate like you do. Ill make you a deal. I will never surprise you, if you will not surprise me. He said let me think about it. He came back later that afternoon and said ok. And we never did. I think that tradition has carried on. I think dole adopted that point of view. The system, and the rules of the senate are such, that theres plenty of room for disagreement and controversy. To do so within the framework of organization without sneaking up on your adversary. Some of the interview with former Senate Majority leader howard baker airing at 8 00 eastern 5 00 pacific. News from the pentagon planning more cuts for benefits for troops and the 2016 budget to be submitted to the white house in february. Military pay and benefits cost 185 billion in 2011. That decreased by 8 billion. That was mostly due to the reduction in active duty and reserve troops. You can read mo
These proxies and the proxies are on the line of, so do you hunt . [laughter] and i went through countless these interviews and my answers were so pathetic. No. Do you know anybody who hunts . Ot really. I was sitting down with one of the senators from idaho who has a ranch and who was a great hunter himself and he was telling me about his hunting and how important this was to many of his constituents and i totally understand why. Why many senators would want to know these kinds of things. And so i was it was late in the day. It was my 93rd interview. I said you know, senator, if you would like to invite me hunting, id really be glad to come. And this look of abject horror passed over his face, you know . And i realized, ok. I think ive gone too far. Senator, i really didnt mean to invite myself to your ranch. But i i i will tell you that if im lucky enough to be confirmed ill ask my colleague Justice Scalia to take me hunting. I grew up in new york. I didnt have this experience. But i
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Utah Republican gubernatorial nominee Phil Lyman countered claims that his lieutenant governor running mate was ineligible, calling Utah's Constitutional language "ambiguous."