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...some observers say that Massachusetts has already succumbed to the GOP revolution...
...even with these recent Republicans successes on the state level, observers say the GOP must still overcome many obstacles if it is to permanently establish itself on the state's political scene...
...down, eight to go for the GOP "Contract With America." The House passed legislation requiring Congress to pay for regulations it imposes on states and local governments today, in a bipartisan 360-74 vote. The Senate approved its version of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 86-10, last Friday. President Clinton has voiced support for the bill, and is expected to sign it into law. Today's vote puts a second check mark in Newt Gingrich's little book, next to last week's balanced budget amendment victory...
When House GOP caucus chair John Boehner of Ohio took the floor with warnings that Clinton's peso rescue plan was "unfortunate," Gingrich -- who happened to be meeting with Vice President Al Gore -- took the mike: "I think it was very unfortunate to have a member of the leadership come out when the vice president is here being very helpful and very cooperative frankly . . . The president had the courage to do what he was being told by very sophisticated experts was vital to reinforce international markets...
...right, reportedly told associates he could not mount a viable campaign at a time when he is out of step with the Party's increasingly aggressive agenda: He opposes term limits, favors tax cuts instead of a balanced-budget amendment and, unlike the vast majority of GOP members, backs federal incentives to combat urban poverty...