Parties demonstrated their worth in the House very quickly in organizing its work and in bridging the separation of powers. Within a decade House parties absorbed the various state and local factions. The figures presented are the House party divisions as of the initial election results for a particular Congress.
USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt on what the impact the Knicks' new head coach will have. Derek Fisher will be the New York Knicks' head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. Fisher has not signed a contract, but that is expected to come soon, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the hire was not official. 1  Knicks President Phil Jackson coached Fisher on all of his five Los Angeles Lakers championship teams from 2000 to 2010.
The New York Knicks are going to pay Derek Fisher a whole lot of money to do something he's never done before, and that decision has come with controversy. At first glance, it's easy to understand why Fisher's salary is causing a stir.