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Tom DeLay's Hard Drive
The White House isn't the only branch of government run by Texans. The most powerful man in the House of Representatives is Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a former Houston exterminator, whose hatred of E.P.A. pesticide regulations sparked his political career in 1978. With a masters grasp of House rules, a deep knowledge of his colleagues' "red map" Republican districts, and an unblushing manipulation of corporate donors, he forces his far-right agenda into law. But in Austin, SAM TANENHAUS reports, prosecutors are charging that DeLay may have crossed the line between strong-arm tactics and foul play
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Tom DeLay's Hard Drive
The White House isn't the only branch of government run by Texans. The most powerful man in the House of Representatives is Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a former Houston exterminator, whose hatred of E.P.A. pesticide regulations sparked his political career in 1978. With a masters grasp of House rules, a deep knowledge of his colleagues' "red map" Republican districts, and an unblushing manipulation of corporate donors, he forces his far-right agenda into law. But in Austin, SAM TANENHAUS reports, prosecutors are charging that DeLay may have crossed the line between strong-arm tactics and foul play
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