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...House ethics committee agreed to investigate whether Rep. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) violated his oath of secrecy by identifying aCIA sourceconnected with thedeath of an American citizen in Guatemala. Torricelli, whom House Speaker Newt Gingrich has threatened to expel from the intelligence committee, made no apologies on the House floor today. "I did what I thought was right," he said, adding that his duty to keep the classified information secret conflicted with his personal morality and his oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. TIME national security correspondent Douglas Waller says the probe, the product of two weeks of House...
...House Republicans going to celebrate the triumphant end of their first "100 days" (actual count: 91 days) in power? Still flushed from Wednesday's tax-cut win , House Speaker Newt Gingrich and other GOP luminaries gathered in a Washington hotel ballroom this evening for a pull-out-the-stops jubilee entitled "Promises Made, Promises Kept." First on the bill,TIME Washington correspondent Nina Burleighreports: an R&B band called (believe it or not) the Red Hot Swinging Johnsons...
Phillips, who gained national recognition for his 1967 prediction that a wave of Republican victories sweep the country, said the election signals a growing disillusionment with both political parties--not a "Republican revolution," as current Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) has claimed...
...dream had been to be a zookeeper, invited Hanna to drop by with a few friends, which also included a python and a poisonous African toad. Although Hanna normally includes a tiger in his entourage, Capitol Police balked at letting him pack a tranquilizer gun. Instead, Hanna brought a newt. "Notice how small and unprepossessing they are," Gingrich said, with a smile, as the newt stood on his hand...
House Speaker Newt Gingrich today said Republicans intend to dismantlePresident Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays in the military, reverting to the old outright ban on homosexuals. Gingrich plans to make the change in the defense authorization bill, which usually goes to the House floor in the summer. Gingrich believes the ban is "the correct position," although it has been ruled unconstitutional by federal judges. Last week, a federal judge also ruled that the Clinton Administration's "don't ask don't tell" policy is unconstitutional, because it impinges on free speech.TIME defense correspondent Mark...