Word: newt
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...House Ethics Committee will appoint an independent counsel to investigate ethics charges against House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The counsel will take up allegations by Ben Jones, a former Democratic Congressman from Georgia, that the Speaker's "Renewing American Civilization" college course was really a fundraising tool for Gingrich's GOPAC political action committee. TIME's Viveca Novak says the appointment could open the door to a broader investigation of the Speaker: "The outside counsel will not take the assignment without the authority to investigate anything he comes across. If, for instance, the person appointed as counsel is an expert...
With the Republican presidential field lacking any superstars now that Colin Powell and Newt Gingrich have declared themselves non-candidates, the prospects of President Clinton's reelection are very good...
...from the wilderness. Recent polls show voters identifying more with the Democrats than with the Republicans, a remarkable change from this last January. Even with the spate of Democratic retirements, the Democrats stand a good chance of gaining back the House of Representatives. This off-year proved that using Newt as the bogeyman in campaign ads works. Next year, his face will be in every negative ad against the Republicans. Though he has had several missteps along the way, Clinton deserves credit for giving the Democratic Party a much-needed facelift as he moves the party to the center...
...NEWT GINGRICH Now he blames liberals for killing pregnant women. What next? Continental drift...
ENGAGED. HEATHER WHITESTONE, 22, retired Miss America; to JOHN MCCALLUM, 25, aide to House Speaker Newt Gingrich...