1. One of them greeted each new speaker by drawing an organization chart. 2. When I had a little extra cash I Decided I would buy new speakers. 3. New Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd was referee, David Coleman commentated, Tory MP Teresa Gorman turned up as a mini-skirted cheer leader. 4. And nobody exemplifies the new bonhomie better than Gennadi Seleznyov, the suave new speaker of the lower house of Parliament, known as the Duma. 5. After the election of a new speaker, the House started in on the series of votes that lasted until Thursday morning. 6. After years of operating as a free-lance firebrand, the new speaker is struggling to adjust to his new high-profile role. 7. After the election of a new speaker, the House started in on a series of votes that lasted well into the night. 8. But as crucial votes approach, it is increasingly clear that DeLay is filling not so much a leadership vacuum as a need of the new speaker. 9. But besides the addition of Bob Livingston as the new speaker, the top posts remained firmly in the hands of men who represented the status quo. 10. But the new speaker is slowly consolidating his power. |