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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cases before the House ethics committee are stacking up like planes at Washington's National Airport, and so are the embarrassments for Congress. After the committee investigates Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich for a questionable book deal, it must consider Ohio Republican Donald Lukens, convicted in May of having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Then it will weigh the case of Illinois Democrat Gus Savage, accused of fondling an unwilling Peace Corps volunteer during a March trip to Zaire. Last week the committee agreed to investigate Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who has admitted that he had an affair with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Skeleton in Barney's Closet | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

After 18 months, Frank says, he dismissed Gobie upon discovering that he was bringing clients to Frank's apartment. Two years later, Gobie tried unsuccessfully to sell his story to the Washington Post. He then gave the story to the Washington Times for nothing, in hopes of getting a book contract for the male version of The Mayflower Madam. This week Gobie will appear on Geraldo, discussing his prospects for a television mini-series...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Skeleton in Barney's Closet | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

Jeffrey Montgomery, 25, a California entrepreneur, is often compared with Richie Rich, the towheaded, chubby-cheeked comic-book character. They both have wealthy fathers: Montgomery's is James Montgomery, chief executive of Great Western, a financial-services company. And Jeffrey is just as precocious as Richie. Last month young Montgomery paid $6 million to buy Harvey Publications, which owns the rights to Richie Rich, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey and other characters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMIC BOOKS: Richie Rich Finds a Friend | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

CLINT BLACK: KILLIN' TIME (RCA). Real nice, unassuming, go-to-meeting country music by a new Nashville hotshot. Black sounds like Randy Travis with a few more years of book learning and a cozy way with a melody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Sep. 25, 1989 | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

Roughly 90% of this book is about being busy: growing the grain, raising livestock, negotiating with banks, handling paperwork and fixing the combine. When he gets down to nuts and bolts, Rhodes is the Tom Clancy of farm machinery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In The Dell | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

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