Word: gop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...GOP looks for ways into the hearts and minds of soccer moms as a three-day convention of the National Federation of Republican Women kicks off in New Orleans...
...through. But bills do not pass on honest debate alone, and Republicans have a vested interest in the status quo: they make more money out of it than the Democrats do. "Defeating any kind of reform is Mitch McConnell's job," Moore said of the Senate campaign committee's GOP chairman. "It doesn't matter even what he thinks personally. Republicans have to protect their lead...
...didn't win, and Weld's political resume still makes him a poor fit for anything resembling national office: He's too much a social liberal for a GOP ticket, and too prominently Republican to cross the aisle. Barrett sees Weld "striking out into some genteel private-sector post ? like a university presidency." Weld is still young, and he's got his wealth. Having started his fire in Helms's living room, Weld seems content to head back home...
Symington's resignation, which takes effect tomorrow as he faces a possible 165 years in prison or $6.2 million in fines, did not come as a shock in a state that has become accustomed to political scandal. Symington was the second GOP governor in a decade to be forced from office by scandal...
...anointed president of the Christian Coalition, makes his first major public address Tuesday, at the National Press Club in Washington. Coalition-watchers will look for clues about life in the post-Ralph Reed era. Our bet: Hodel comes across as reasonable and mainstream, rendering the Coalition more palatable to GOP moderates...