Word: newts
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Opposition Leaders Newt Gingrich of Georgia and John Rousselot of California, both Republicans, also had an impressive lobbying force behind them. Among the heavyweights: the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Federation of Independent Business and the staff of the 250,000-member U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As the debate wound down, Gingrich and Rousselot counted only 139 votes for the bill. But despite their well-organized efforts, presidential persuasiveness turned out to be more powerful. When the tally was over, 103 Republicans and 123 Democrats voted for the tax increase, eight more than a majority. Opposing the bill were...
...Newt Gingrich, Representative...