"Oh, for Heaven's sake!  Everyone will know about it; the Eastern Coalition will see to that.  Now keep quiet and let me think." Douglas shut up and went back to his newspaper.  He read that the Los Angeles City County Council had voted to petition the Federation for aid in their smog problems on the grounds the Ministry of Health had failed to provide something or other, it did not matter what - but a sop must be thrown to them as Charlie was going to have a difficult time being re-elected with the Fosterites running their own candidate - he needed Charlie.  Lunar Enterprises was off two points at closing, probably, he decided, because of- "Joseph."