Word: gingriched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...House not to "give in to ideological extortion." The White House hasn't. Just naming Weld is a gesture of Administration bipartisanship. And the fight over his nomination may touch off a gratifying round of G.O.P. fratricide in the Senate just when the civil war between pro- and anti-Gingrich forces is simmering down in the House. New bickering could show soccer moms just how small the G.O.P. tent...
...President Clinton refuses to sign a tax-reform bill, and Newt Gingrich proclaims the capital-gains tax-rate cut dead, raising the specter of government gridlock. The Dow surges 200 points because, well, gridlock has been very profitable in the '90s, and now there's no incentive to sell so, heck...
...Washington's shadowy power brokers operate best in secret, JOE GAYLORD is losing his mystique. It was bad enough when Gaylord, eminence grise to NEWT GINGRICH, was blamed for isolating the House Speaker, antagonizing enough Republican brethren to threaten Newt's leadership post earlier this month. Now it turns out Gaylord took $7,500 a month from a Republican think tank so cash starved that HALEY BARBOUR had to obtain a $2.1 million loan guarantee from a Hong Kong businessman to make good on its debts. The National Policy Forum's payments of about $112,000 to Gaylord...
...NEWT GINGRICH O.K., he put down the rebellion. But now he knows: even his buddies want to dump...
...Speaker was bolstered by the failed coup, albeit temporarily. House Republicans of all stripes say they're tired of the warfare. But dissatisfaction with Newt remains high, and a survivalist strategy won't satisfy his ego for long. Which is why Gingrich himself may be searching for a way to quit. He has a cover. According to several advisers, America's most unpopular politician is thinking about stepping down as Speaker--to run for President...