We also conducted a general internet search for conflict of interest using each contributing author's name in combination with various keywords in Google, such as "disclosure," "conflict of interest," "duality of interest," "speaker," "speaker's bureau," "honoraria," and "honorarium".
"People have different interests," Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois said Wednesday, trying to shrug off divisions among edgy House Republicans as the leadership strained to round up enough backing to eke out a victory on one of Congress's most basic tasks, developing a budget.
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In pursuit of their own interests, Conservative speakers portrayed the nearby River Wye as an almost impassable barrier crossed by only a few, narrow bridges, and fretted that one proposed seat would involve a lot of driving for its MP.From Much Wenlock, a pretty town full of pricey houses, came a plea not to be lumped in with grittier Telford.
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Similarity of interests between speakers of Russian and the languages spoken in nearby countries, as seen in the magenta cluster, comes as little surprise.
"The unfortunate reality is that these important infrastructure projects were used by special interests to advance their radical anti-energy agenda and were therefore needlessly halted by the last administration to the detriment of America's national interest," House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis).
In fact, the $150,000 he has taken in from the financial sector in the last six months is almost as much as those interests gave Speaker John Boehner and other leaders.
"Congress will respond to the financial markets crisis by taking action this week in a bipartisan manner that will protect the taxpayers' interests," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
