考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析九
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(9)</p><p> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> $8 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hasn">hasn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span></p><p> <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="quarterback">quarterback</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="bruising">bruising</span> <span word="recount">recount</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="maned">maned</span> <span word="Tallahassee">Tallahassee</span>, <span word="Fla">Fla</span>., <span word="litigator">litigator</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rock">rock</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Inauguration">Inauguration</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Baggett">Baggett</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavyset">heavyset</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="kiss">kiss</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span>, <span word="exclaiming">exclaiming</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="president">president</span>!</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bushies">Bushies</span> <span word="gratitude">gratitude</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="limits">limits</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="Greenberg">Greenberg</span> <span word="Traurig">Traurig</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $800,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> 39 <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> 13 <span word="paralegals">paralegals</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stiffed">stiffed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="tab">tab</span>: <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $2 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="NEWSWEEK">NEWSWEEK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learned">learned</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="sticky">sticky</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="privately">privately</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="dragging">dragging</span> , <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="advisers">advisers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="griping">griping</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>--<span word="including">including</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="litigator">litigator</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="bellyaching">bellyaching</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="official">official</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="reputations">reputations</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p>
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