Word: gop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Washington's primary ballot included races to pick challengers for House Speaker Tom Foley and GOP Sen. Slade Gorton, whom Democrats consider vulnerable...
...only other House members defeated in primaries this year were Reps. Craig Washington of Houston and Lucien Blackwell of Philadelphia. New York freshman GOP Rep. David Levy was trailing in unofficial returns but the race still had not been decided a weak after the Sept. 13 primary...
With 91 percent of the state's precincts reporting, Romney held 173,153 votes or 82 percent of the electorate, while fellow GOP opponent John R. Lakian garnered a mere 37,512 votes or 18 percent...
...invasion of Haiti -- the move could come "very soon," Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said. But there were signs all over Capitol Hill today that the president hasn't convinced legislators to support him. Both Democrats and Republicans complained they were being ignored by a hawkish White House. GOP protestations from Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole and presidential aspirant Dan Quayle were no surprise. But leading Democrats also got skittish: Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and House Speaker Thomas Foley both said they preferred the president seek Congress' OK before any invasion. Clinton scheduled a Thursday night TV address...
...Treasurer to four months in prison for evading taxes, obstructing justice and conspiring to hide outside income while in the post. Villalpando, who pleaded guilty earlier this year, was contrite and -- voice breaking -- begged in vain for community service instead of jail. BTW: Villalpando caused a stir at the GOP convention in '92 by calling Bill Clinton and current U.S. Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros "skirt chasers." The Bush White House made her apologize...