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Now that the U.S.S.R. has collapsed, they say, Kissinger is pretending that he was much tougher on the Soviets than he ever was.
It should be noted that the Times says high up in its story that the report was "made available by a union official eager to have the federation take a tougher stance on corruption."
"I have a deadbeat father I have never met," Nussle said on the House floor in 1995, arguing for a provision to compel states to get tougher on child-support collection or risk losing federal aid.
You could undoubtedly write a more interesting book about Rodman than you could about, say, Michael Jordan--who, despite being the greatest player of all time, is bland as toast off the court, and a tougher nut to crack in any case.
The WP and USAT note that some of the tougher aspects of the House bill may fall by the wayside when the Senate takes up the issue later this summer.