Word: gingriched
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...NEWT GINGRICH IRS says foundation that gave him money was clean; message to Ken Starr: quitters...
Hardly anyone noticed when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich received a vindication of sorts this week. The Internal Revenue Service concluded that the tax-exempt Progress and Freedom Foundation had not broken any tax laws when it helped sponsor a Gingrich college course. The course, as you've probably forgotten, was at the center of the ethics controversy that resulted in a $300,000 fine against Gingrich...
...exonerate Gingrich -- it dealt only with the foundation itself -- nor did it address the merits of the House ethics violations case that resulted in the fine. But the ruling did support Gingrich's long-standing claim that the course was a legitimate, nonpartisan academic endeavor. In any normal political period, the IRS ruling would have been headline news, most ardently trumpeted by Gingrich and his allies. But "that was three scandals ago," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson, "and besides, Gingrich no longer holds power." Nevertheless, the IRS ruling will go a long way "to remove the taint...
...reason: enlightened self-interest. With pollsters and even donors telling party leaders they had better find a horse other than the President's troubles to ride, yet another plea for healing was in order. The first step in that direction is changing the public face of the GOP from Gingrich and Hyde to the more palatable (and focus-grouped) Jennifer Dunn and Steve Largent. Following the speech, the two rising young stars gave a bright and shiny infomercial of a Republican response that did get across the message that Republicans are for reconciliation. Sort of. So let the healing begin...
...Newt Gingrich 2,111 Bob Livingston 1,093 Dennis Hastert...