Word: ralph
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Dole's aides admit that June will bring a distracting boomlet in stories and speculation about Newt Gingrich's own plans in 1996. As Ralph Reed, executive director of the Christian Coalition, says, "Newt is not entirely satisfied that the presidential race fully reflects the revitalization [of the party] that he has brought." Gingrich is scheduled to visit 25 cities around the U.S. this summer to promote his new book, To Renew America, whose publisher, HarperCollins, is printing 500,000 copies on the first run. Dole aides say they aren't worried about Gingrich; the House Speaker has assured them...
...Ralph Nader has called for a House Ethics Committee investigation ofMajority Leader Dick Armey (R-Tx.), accusing Armey of improperly allowing a special interest group to circulate a letter on his congressional stationery. In a letter to the CEOs of 82 of the nation's largest corporations, Armey wrote that their pattern of contributions to charities "unfortunately" supported a liberal agenda. What has Nader riled is that although the letter was written on Congressional stationery imprinted with Armey's name and title, it was mailed by the conservative Capital Research Center along with a book that criticizes the alleged tendency...
...many people, including the suspect, bought, sold and used the drug crystal methamphetamine, a powerful form of speed increasingly popular in the area. If the allegation is true, it may explain how McVeigh was able to carry large amounts of cash and support himself without a job. According to Ralph McPeak, an associate of McVeigh's, many of these people fooled around with designing and detonating explosives. In February a bomb blew out the windows of McPeak's house; the authorities have not yet determined the origins of the blast...
...dysentery whose symptoms can easily be confused with Ebola's. While the death toll is certain to rise, since the virus' incubation period lasts up to 21 days, infectious-disease experts doubt that the Ebola will travel much farther than it has already, even within Zaire. Says Dr. Ralph Henderson, an assistant director-general of the World Health Organization: "We are not talking about thousands or tens of thousands. This is not a plague situation...
...know what to expect, especiallyuntil a new coach is hired and you see how hereacts," said out-fielder Brian E. Ralph '98."It's a situation of uncertainty...