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...real crime bill...recognizes if social programs prevented crimes, this would be the safest spot on the planet...grabs violent criminals by the throat, puts them in prison...and stops building prisons like Holiday Inns." --Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas), likely presidential candidates in 1996, quoted in the Boston Globe on Nov. 14, 1994. Gramm has clearly taken to practicing his rhetoric in preparation for tough debates against heavyweight contenders such as former Vice President J. Danforth Quayle...
After serving nearly 20 years in Congress, Rep. Phil Sharp (D-Ind.) will begin teaching at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government in February...
...think this conference has been fantastic so far. I'm from Cazenovia College in Cazenovia, New York and I usually don't get a chance to exchange ideas with world class scientists, people who are actually here," said participants Phil R. Hamilton. "Overall I must say that I am pleasantly surprised...
...emboldened GOP presidential hopefuls for '96 are already poking their heads out of the underbrush -- and revealing some internal party dissension. Today, Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, an outspoken loyalist during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to test the waters, while Texas Sen. Phil Gramm said Sunday he was filing the paperwork necessary to begin his candidacy. Expect backbiting soon: Specter, a moderate, took a swipe at the religious right ("they advocate intolerance"), while Gramm, on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday, said he was more "committed to changing government fundamentally" than his potential...
...advertised or even bigger -- with virtually every competitive race, according to early exit polls, too close to call. The GOP needed to win at least seven seats totake power in the Senate, and 40 seats in the House. Republican Senate leaders, including Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, say exit polls suggest they'll gain nine seats -- two more than the number needed to take control of the Senate -- a first for the GOP since 1986. (Tony Coehlo, a chief Democrat strategist, admits the Dems will lose five to eight seats.) Nearly all major races were too close to call...