T H E E X A M I N ER6 W EDN E SDAY, J U LY 8 , 2009
Who would have thought running a mara-
thon in Chicago would lead you to a starting
line in Africa donating shoes?
That's where former "ER" actor Anthony
Edwards found himself, beginning a new
chapter of his life as the first chairman for
Shoe4Africa, an organization promoting
empowerment through sports and education,
centered on receiving donations of running
shoes. Edwards was in Crystal City on Tues-
day speaking on a panel as part of InterAction
Forum 2009.
"That's it. That's what
I want to spend my time
doing," said "Goose," recall-
ing how he responded when
he heard how the simple act
of donating shoes can change
a person's life by giving him
or her the chance to become a marathon run-
ner. They have in his own personal life -- he's
a three-time marathon runner.
Running leads actor Edwards to Africa
YEAS&NAYS
A HOAX?
JACKSON LEE ON JACKSON
CHANGE YOUR SHOESBy JEFF DUFOUR
and KIKI RYAN
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THIRD AND LONG
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Ranking member Sen. James Inhofe,
R-Okla., got just the sound bite he may
need to fight the Markey-Waxman bill.
Stephanie Miles contributed to this page.
The senator who once called
global warming the "greatest hoax
perpetrated on the American peo-
ple" just got a bit of a boost, and by a
member of President Barack Obama's
administration, no less.
Ranking member Sen. James
Inhofe, R-Okla., got just the
ammunition he'll need to fight the
Markey-Waxman bill at Tuesday's
Senate hearing -- the first one
following the House's successful
passage of the energy bill -- when
Lisa Jackson, administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency,
agreed with the Republican's claim
that the United States alone could
not affect the levels of carbon diox-
ide, even if the bill passed in the
Senate.
"Essential parts of the chart are
that U.S. action alone will not impact
the world's CO2 levels," Jackson tes-
tified.
You could tell by his face that
Inhofe had his sound bite. Let's
watch how many times he uses that
during the next few weeks.
EPA agrees with
Inhofe's global
warming claim
After his comments disparaging
Michael Jackson, fans of the "King of
Pop" are looking to silence Rep. Pete
King, R-N.Y. But the same seems to be
true for those praising Jackson, as
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's dedication at
his memorial service Tuesday appar-
ently showed.
The Houston Democrat appeared
in Los Angeles on Tuesday to present
the Jackson family with HR 600 -- a
bill she and Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif.,
introduced to honor the singer's con-
tribution to the arts and humanitarian
efforts. Problem was, she treated the
stage in the Staples Center as she
would the House floor.
She took up more time speaking
than others there who knew the singer
more personally, speaking minutes
longer than Al Sharpton, Queen Latifah,
Magic Johnson and Brooke Shields.
In fact, a well-placed source at the
service told Yeas & Nays that the
telepromter flashed to her, "Please
end your comments," and said every-
one was "groaning" over how long it
went.
"Even after everyone applauded the
family following the dedication, she
still continued talking," our spy said.
The framed bill she presented to
the family in itself is quite rambling
as well, containing 44 "whereas"
clauses.
That's not to say she was there
randomly. According to her press
secretary, Jackson Lee met Jackson
in 2004 and maintained a relation-
ship with his family. Jermaine Jackson
personally requested that she attend
the service.
I guess you can take the congress-
woman out of Washington, but not the
Washington way of self-promotion out
of the congresswoman.
Lee at Jackson
memorial service,
or floor of House?
A BIG BOWL OF SOUR GRAPES
Nearly six months into the
111th Congress, senators finally
are addressing the real issues
-- like the postseason system
in college football.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, held
a hearing Tuesday on that very
matter, continuing a long con-
gressional tradition of members
making like sports commission-
ers.
Why is Hatch so interested in
the Bowl Championship Series
system?
Because his beloved Utah
Utes, despite being the coun-
try's only undefeated team in
2008, were denied a chance to
play for the championship.
In his opening statement at
the hearing, which explored
the antitrust implications of
the BCS system, Hatch said,
"Clearly, the BCS bowl games
exist in a category all their own
and the architects of the BCS
system appear to have inten-
tionally excluded teams from
non-privileged conferences,
not on the basis of competition,
but due to prearranged agree-
ments."
Hatch takes on college football
ALEX BRANDON/AP
Orrin Hatch is on the attack after his
beloved Utes were denied a chance
to play for the 2008 NCAA title.
When he was governor and
then senator from Virginia,
George Allen grew notorious for
employing one rhetorical device
over and over: the sports anal-
ogy. It seemed like a rare speech
from the former University of
Virginia quarterback and son
of Redskins coach George Herbert
Allen that didn't refer to "push-
ing the ball over the goal line" or
some similar sporting feat. He
even threw a ceremonial final
football during his concession
speech after losing to Sen. Jim
Webb in 2006.
Well, Regnery Publishing
announced Tuesday that Allen
has signed a contract for a
book, due out in 2010. And why
not write what you know, right,
Senator? The book's title says it
all: "The Triumph of Character:
What Washington Can Learn
From the World of Sports."
"Having spent the better
part of his life with one foot in
both the world of sports and the
world of politics, Allen will draw
parallels and contrasts between
the two arenas," reads a state-
ment from Regnery. "Using his
own engaging and entertaining
personal stories, Allen will illus-
trate how `characters
with character'
in the meri-
tocracy of
sports can
p r o v i d e
principled,
competitive examples of the
ways to surmount challenges
facing America."
If Allen's waiting to get back
into the political game, consider
this a Hail Mary.
George Allen goes deep with
a new tome about ... football
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