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Troubles for Democratic whip Tony Coelho mounted with stories of his profiting from favoritism by borrowing money to buy a $100,000 junk bond from Drexel Burnham Lambert -- a deal that ultimately netted him $6,882. Avenging Republicans hovered over fax machines, gathering new items from the stories on Coelho in California's crusading Fresno...
...Coelho was sighted on Capitol Hill one morning having breakfast with Mike Deaver, an early victim of the ethics monster. Was he meeting for advice or commiseration? Coelho, a longtime friend of fellow Californian Deaver, would...
...Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) was said by friends to be running hard to replace Foley as majority leader, the No. 2 position. It was unclear whether the third-ranking Democrat in the House, majority whip Tony Coelho of California, would seek to move up or would be prevented from doing so by separate ethics questions that have arisen over his business dealings...
Wright and Majority Whip Tony Coelho, with whom Mack golfs, support Mack's rehabilitation; they view the dredged-up story as an indirect attack on Wright, who is under investigation by the House ethics committee. Others feel that rehabilitation occurred before adequate retribution. Mack may have satisfied the demands of the legal system, but his elevation to a position of privilege may yet offend a larger notion of decency. Should a felon who has been denied the right to vote be instrumental in making the nation's laws...
Most Democrats expect anything but courtesy from Gingrich. In fact, they view his combativeness as a potential plus. "Newt probably unites the Democratic Party more than any other single Republican," said House Majority Whip Tony Coelho of California. If Gingrich lives up to his loose-cannon reputation, he could further hinder the President's crusade for congressional bipartisanship. Of course, if Gingrich has his way, there will not be a Democratic majority in the House for long. "Newt wakes up in the morning, and < the first thing he thinks about is how to become the majority party," says Charles Black...