Why, as his card-house began to sway, did he not own up?

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The one issue that bared a rift--and left a hole unpunched on the Speaker's card--was the term limits resolution which the House rejected.

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Lego's in-house model-making team has made card-dealing robots, dancing robots, robotic arms and even a fully functioning copier out of the kits.

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But many young people might have other priorities, such as paying off credit-card debts or saving for a house deposit.

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So the package is more like taking out a mortgage to rebuild your house than running up your credit-card bill.

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The biggest wild card is the tea-party-backed freshmen in the House.

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"Just as we commend our troops, it is time to do our job, " said House Budget committee chairman Jim Nussle, after intense lobbying of moderate Republicans by Vice-President Dick Cheney and White House chief of staff Andrew Card.

BBC: Bush pursues guns and butter

That prompted then-White House Counsel Gonzales and President Bush's chief of staff, Andy Card, to go to Ashcroft's bedside in an intensive care unit at George Washington University Hospital.

NPR: Cheney Blocked Promotion of Dissenting DOJ Official

Opponents are particularly concerned about the House legislation, which would allow the Hollywood studios and other content owners to ask credit-card processors to block payments to U.S. websites accused of hosting pirated material.

WSJ: Web Piracy Bill Faces Fiercer Fight