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...Waters of California decided she wasn't going to bother to fake it. As her colleagues clapped at the nicer sentiments of Gingrich's speech -- and even rose to applaud him several times -- Waters sat fixed in her seat, glowering. For part of the speech, she even left the chamber. But others in her party were willing to marvel...
...Italy -- Chamber of Deputies: A Green Party member, accusing the government of rigging Italy's broadcasting regulations, so provoked Deputies of the neo- Fascist National Alliance that they started kicking and pummeling him, above, right. He was unhurt, but a colleague took a punch to the head and was sent to the infirmary...
...grueling 14-hour opening day that ended after midnight, House Speaker Newt Gingrich rammed through a series of changes designed to overhaul how the lower chamber does business. Highlights: committee staffs were slashed by a third; a cap of eight years was established on the term of any speaker (committee chairs will be limited to six years); a requirement for a three-fifths vote to raise income tax rates was passed and legislation to make Congress obey anti-discrimination and other laws was given an enthusiastic thumbs up. The chamber also voted 431-0 to keep all committee meetings open...
...course, "Chamber music from Mozart to Ravel," Robinson Professor of the humanities Robert D. Levin answered student questions about his life as a concert pianist...
Galluccio, his mother and his sister were escorted into the council chamber in the 6 p.m. ceremony. He was sworn in by City Clerk D. Margaret Drury...