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A prominent Republican senator backed away on Tuesday from his pledge to question executives from telecommunications companies that have allegedly been cooperating with the government's secret wiretapping program. […]Specter said he was willing to suspend the inquiry largely because Vice President Dick Cheney had provided assurances that the White House would be more receptive to pending legislation
Kurz gesagt: der Senator kriegt jetzt seinen Pork zugesagt (d.h. er schafft Gelder in seinen Wahlbezirk), und dafür protestiert er nicht mehr. So funktioniert das.