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Sergeant at arms |
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SERGEANT AT ARMS, An officer appointed by a legislative body, whose duties are to enforce the orders given by such bodies, generally under the warrant of its presiding officer. |
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Manny's official title is sergeant at arms -- a fancy moniker for chauffeur to the CEO of the nation's second-largest school district. IN A MEMO issued in late February, the sergeant at arms of the Senate, William H. In addition to over-drafting $104,000 worth of his own checks, Sergeant at Arms Jack Russ, a protege of Ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski, had an aide arrested by the Capitol Hill police as a bachelor-party prank, allegedly ran a private business out of the House stationery room, possibly commanded his police force to wiretap members, and still found time to spread the rumor that Speaker Tom Foley was a closet case. |
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