CONGRESSMAN'S WEB SITE HAS TOUGH PLANK.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Rep. Jim Traficant, a onetime sheriff known for tough talk on the House floor, has managed to forge a blustery blus·ter v. blus·tered, blus·ter·ing, blus·ters v.intr. 1. To blow in loud, violent gusts, as the wind during a storm. 2. a. To speak in a loudly arrogant or bullying manner. image of himself on the Internet, too. Visitors to the Ohio Democrat's new home page on the World Wide Web are greeted by a picture of a scowling scowl v. scowled, scowl·ing, scowls v.intr. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See Synonyms at frown. v.tr. Traficant swinging a 2-by-4 board. Emblazoned on the board is the legend, ``Representative James A. Traficant Jr. `Bangin' Away In D.C.' '' State-of-the-art computer graphics allow the congressman to swing the board up and down, like a teacher threatening to swat an errant er·rant adj. 1. Roving, especially in search of adventure: knights errant. 2. Straying from the proper course or standards: errant youngsters. 3. pupil. Traficant announced the animated Web page with a news release in which he boasted, ``I'm sure that my constituents will find it to be quite informative, helpful and entertaining.'' The address for the Traficant page is http://www.house.gov/traficant. |
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