Word: newt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Next came Ornstein. Peering out from behind his horn-rims, he underplayed the audience into his hands. He jabbed at last year's winner, CNBC's Chris Matthews, noting that Matthews hadn't yet picked up his prize, a case of Ritalin. He said that Newt Gingrich was going to make some commercial endorsements now, but only those befitting the dignity of his office: "So far, the only one he's accepted is from Bob's Big Boy." He confessed that his naivete had left him unprepared for this year's events: "I used to think that being...
...Newt Gingrich, Al D'Amato and Isaac Mizrahi have all recently found themselves out of a job. And if Ken Starr ever finishes his investigation, he may be too. We asked some headhunters to suggest new careers they could pursue...
...When NEWT GINGRICH and his self-proclaimed revolutionaries took power after the 1994 elections, they passed the so-called gift ban, a deliberately draconian law that prohibits members of Congress and their staffs from accepting gifts of any value--even a cup of coffee--from lobbyists, journalists and contributors. Another reform: Gingrich placed six-year term limits on all committee chairmen. But in the days since Newt announced his resignation, his presumptive heir, BOB LIVINGSTON of Louisiana, has been peppered with furtive requests from fellow Republicans who want to turn back the reform clock. The total gift ban, they argue...
PRISCILLA PAINTON, editor of TIME's Nation section, has unflappably presided over a raucous political year. Most recently she guided our coverage of the midterm elections, which culminated last week in the surprise resignation of Speaker Newt Gingrich. Born to American parents in Rome and educated in Paris, Painton always brings a fresh eye to political journalism, including her reporting on the campaigns of Jesse Jackson and Bill Clinton. "I love American politics," she says, "because the facts constantly contradict the conventional wisdom." Of the dozen cover stories she has edited this year, Painton is most proud of two that...
...exactly a repetition of DEWEY BEATS TRUMAN, but the European edition of USA Today did seem to suggest an election outcome that was at some divergence with how things actually played out. Unless this was one of those gag newspapers that somebody printed to razz Newt Gingrich...