Word: newt
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Upon taking control of the House, Republicans immediately changed the rules of the body. They massively increased the power of Speaker Newt, ensuring that their ranks could move in lockstep for maximum political efficacy. Even ostensibly progressive reforms, such as rules requiring public committee hearings, have been used to subject delicate House negotiations to the capricious whims of authoritarian populism...
...NEWT GINGRICH IS FED UP WITH ALL THE FINGER pointing. He is tired, he says, of people blaming their problems on one another or on society at large--rather than taking responsibility for their fates and charging ahead with a can-do attitude. In his new book, To Renew America, Gingrich writes, "When confronted with a problem, a true American doesn't ask, 'Who can I blame this...
...Newt Gingrich has come down from the mountaintop with this pronouncement: "Either we will pull ourselves together for the effort, or we will continue to decay." That's bad news indeed. For if there's one thing Newt's new bible isn't, it's a recipe for pulling our nation together...
...eager are the Republican suitors to prove their Florida credentials that Gramm, California Governor Pete Wilson and Alexander each raised a whopping $100,000 for the state party just so they could speak to a G.O.P. gathering last month, even though they knew House Speaker Newt Gingrich would steal the show simply by turning up. Wilson also chose to conduct his early focus groups in the state, and is almost claiming it as a second home: his father lives in West Palm Beach. All told, Republican candidates have made more than three dozen trips to the state this year...
These results, particularly those of theMilwaukee choice program, are significantnationally, Elmore said, because it is the oldestsuch program in the country. The WisconsinLegislature is expected to vote to expand theprogram, and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich(R-Ga.) has previously urged Congress to reformWashington, D.C. schools based on the Milwaukeechoice program model...