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Republicans may talk about political reform, but behind the scenes last week it was business as usual for the G.O.P. The day after Newt Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House, top fund raisers, working phones on Capitol Hill, attracted $5 million in pledges for a February gala -- a remarkable total for a party not in control of the White House. Businesses are snapping up the $15,000 tables at the gala, organized by cosmetics mogul GEORGETTE MOSBACHER. "Newt's got a message," says a fund raiser, "that corporate America loves...
...think he really will substantially improve the Administration's understanding of Capitol Hill. He's someone who knows when it makes sense to make a deal...
Both the Administration and Congress had high hopes for Woolsey when he took over the CIA in February 1993. On Capitol Hill he was known as "the Republicans' favorite Democrat" because of his conservative views on defense. He was picked for the job not because he was close to Clinton but because of his resume. A former Navy Under Secretary and arms-control negotiator, Woolsey was seen as the perfect man to shake up what had become a bloated intelligence bureaucracy...
Crapo says the Harvard community is present on Capitol Hill and all over the world. "When you find that tie, it increases the camaraderie and support," he said...
Incoming House Speaker Newt Gingrich will "reluctantly" take advice to be shuttled around town in a government vehicle, after Capitol police sources reported death threats against him since Republicans took control of Congress Nov. 8. Gary Abrecht, the federal police department's chief, wrote Gingrich Dec. 19, urging him "in the strongest terms" to always use a secure vehicle driven by trained security personnel. A Gingrich spokesman today denied a New York Daily News report that his boss would ride in an armored car, but said he would accept a vehicle like a minivan, "the sort of car that shuttles...