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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When it comes to scandal, Gingrich's instinct has always been for the jugular. He rose to power on the disgrace he brought to those he deemed corrupt, starting with his first year in Congress when he sought the expulsion from the House of Charles Diggs, a Democrat convicted of financial misdeeds, and culminating with his successful campaign in 1989 to force Speaker Jim Wright's resignation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On The Fast Track To Impeach | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...carefully in the King's shadow for the 33 years he has served as official understudy. The two share the same basic political values: moderation, a Western bent, a fervent embrace of peace. But as individuals, they are more disparate than kindred. While the King is a master of instinct, the prince is a bookish sort. Hussein is patient and given to indirection, Hassan restless, driven and blunt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jordan: Stepping in for the ailing King is a prince politically similar but very different in style | 10/12/1998 | See Source »

...only pours out her soul, but also gives us a devastating and unglamorous portrait of a woman rendered helpless by the ravages of disease. But Streep avoids the overacting bug. She never gives us more than what Kate really is--a mother who knows nothing else but the instinct to nurture and love...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Real Life Takes Center Stage in 'One True Thing' | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...gosh, the man lied about having an extramarital affair. Is this not a common instinct for any guilty person? I dare anyone to show me a politician who does not stretch the truth to get elected. Since when do a man's personal affairs affect how he runs a country? Clinton is doing fine and should be left alone. Americans, you should spend your millions on education, ending poverty and researching cures for AIDS and cancer, not on feeding lawyers and tabloids. ILMAR JAAN KENTS Brantford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 28, 1998 | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

...with her dreaded day before the grand jury over, Monica, as much by instinct as priority, turned to Martin upon arriving on the first floor of the courthouse. "Where's my mom?" she asked. "She's at home," said the Minister of Defense. "Let's get you home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Billy Martin: Monica's Minister Of Defense | 8/17/1998 | See Source »

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