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- GRAPEVINE, Page 15THEY RENT BICYCLES, DON'T THEY?
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- By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Wendy Cole
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- There's something about tenure on Capitol Hill that seems
- to turn even simple recreational pursuits into tax-subsidized
- boondoggles. When House Speaker TOM FOLEY attended a
- U.S.-British meeting last summer, he decided to take time for
- a bit of cycling in the English countryside. Fine. But he wanted
- to ride his own bicycle, so the Air Force had to pick up Speaker
- and Mrs. Foley's cycles at their home and deliver them to
- Andrews Air Force Base for the flight. Once in Britain, an Air
- Force van trundled the bikes to the chosen area and hung around
- while the Foleys biked. Estimated cost to the taxpayers: at
- least $500. Grumps an Air Force source: "Doesn't he know they
- rent bikes in England?"
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