Fortunately for Arthur, the leader of the Marine Band at the time was a pretty fair songwriter -- a young Marine sergeant major by the name of John Philip Sousa.

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During Daschle's six-and-a-half minute speech, in which he promised to prove himself as a fair leader to his GOP colleagues, only 18 Republicans were there to listen.

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