Word: newt
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...remains, even after eight years in the House, a lightweight. This doesn't hurt him among regular Republicans, who love him to pieces for staying close to his roots, remaining polite to his elders and not rocking any boats. His supporters admire him for straddling factions, sticking with Speaker Newt Gingrich through a failed coup to depose him while staying cozy with insurgent leader Dick Armey, who led it. In a safe seat, it's fine to wait until the end of a roll call before deciding whether to give your vote to your district or your leadership, as long...
...manage their time. The voluntary program would be available only to students ages 8 to 14, because "that is the age when youngsters start to crystallize their values," says my father. Though he is a Democrat, his idea sounds a little like the one uttered years ago by Republican Newt Gingrich. Gingrich proposed bringing back state-run orphanages to rescue at-risk children from unfit mothers. My dad admits the similarity between his idea and Newt's and doesn't apologize for it. "If it takes a fortress to develop youngsters into positive, confident, thinking young men and women, then...
...Clinton's audience is nearly 2 to 1 Republican, and the GOP is looking to add to that margin in November. Never mind Congress, where Clinton torpedoed the Democratic majority with health care in 1993 and proceeded to triangulate his colleagues into fractious irrelevance in '96. Sure, he whipped Newt and nailed the Republicans on impeachment, but if folks liked Clinton in the White House, they liked Republicans in their statehouse. The governorships are where likable, pragmatic Republicanism has taken hold, and the 2000 election is likely to be a showcase for just that...
...Forbes--it was in this case, partly because Florio was still widely unpopular for having haughtily raised taxes in 1990. Corzine won handily, even polling well in Florio's backyard. He now faces Republican Bob Franks from Hackensack, a generic four-term House member. And while Franks voted for Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, he's considered a moderate who sticks mostly to homegrown issues, like pipeline safety, waste disposal and noise reduction at Newark Airport...
...They Mated," a segment in which computer graphics simulate the unlikely offspring of such celebrities as New York Senate candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich...