Word: overthrowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...personal ambition just as the Republicans' slim House majority went on the line in this November's election. He would much rather be recalled as the "transformational leader" (his words) who ushered in that majority for a generation. Now that last summer's attempt by House G.O.P. rebels to overthrow him is a distant memory, Gingrich is finding the Speaker's chair a lot more comfortable. "He wants the option of running [for President]," says a close associate. "But what he really wants is to restore his position as leader of the party...
While historians ponder this question, it is enough to say that Khomeini presided brilliantly over the overthrow of a wounded regime. He was merciless and cunning. His well-advertised piety complemented a prodigious skill in grasping and shaping Iran's complex politics. Most important, he knew how to exploit the feelings of nationalist resentment that characterized his time...
...that he'll step down in mid-1999 to run for President, the party's rising star, BILL PAXON, announced that he was quitting electoral politics entirely. The move came as a shock both to his admirers and detractors, of which there were many, because of his efforts to overthrow Gingrich last year...
...step down in mid-1999 to run for president, the party's rising star, Bill Paxon, announced that he was quitting electoral politics entirely. The move came as a shock to both his admirers and his detractors, of which there were many, because of his efforts to overthrow Gingrich last year...
...better hope Saddam Hussein missed Monday?s New York Times, or else he?ll know all about the CIA?s proposed covert operation to overthrow...