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Heard a rumor that the GOP leadership is hoping for a grass roots movement and is watching with interest. We know from the recount rallies last year that few things terrify Democrats more than activist conservatives. They thought they had a monopoly on activism.

Thanks for the good work. I know you spent hours writing this.

Congress appears poised to skip the normal formal adjournment this month, taking just a recess while lawmakers return home. It's something the House and Senate used to do in times of national and global trouble.

With America is at war in Afghanistan, lawmakers say they want to be able to meet on a moment's notice. Some Republicans, however, see another motive.

Without a formal adjournment, President Bush will not have the power to make ''recess'' appointments that bypass the need for confirmation by a Democratic-controlled Senate.

''That may be what's behind this, trying to make it tough on the president so he can't run the country well,'' said Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

''There are a lot of games being played to try and embarrass this president so they can win seats next year. To me it's abysmal, abominable and downright cheap, but that's the way it is.''

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