Word: republican
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...sign on a Southern back road says, CHOOSE YOUR RUT CAREFULLY. YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN IT A LONG TIME. We've chosen the politics of scandal, and we may be here forever. "I don't see how you put it back in the box," says Republican Representative Christopher Shays. No one approves of a lying adulterer, and something grave must be done with the awful knowledge Starr forced on us. But impeachment? Flynt says he is just getting even for what Starr has done. Just as Republicans are getting even for Watergate and Bork and Clarence Thomas...
...didn't vote for Bill Clinton, and I don't particularly like the job he has done [SPECIAL REPORT, Sept. 28], but I can't stand the self-righteous, "moral" persecution inflicted upon the nation's President by the Republican majority. All American citizens have an obligation to judge the morality of their representatives. The U.S. government does not, and should not, share that responsibility. CLAYTON TSCHUDY San Diego...
Finally a breath of fresh air and humor. I am referring to your report on Vermont Republican Senate candidate Fred Tuttle, 79, who spent a total of $200 to win the primary [NATION, Sept. 28]. The man is whole and witty! I loved it all. Hail, Fred Tuttle! FREDERIC A NASSAUX Southfield, Mich...
...inevitable. Having lost last week's battle over the launch of the impeachment process, many Democrats relish the chance to embarrass the G.O.P. by forcing the committee to interrogate Lewinsky and a host of other marquee players in televised hearings. "Nobody wants to do that," said Henry Hyde, the Republican chairman of the committee, when asked about having Lewinsky testify. "Even the Democrats will think twice about calling witnesses that they at first might want to call." But while Hyde and his colleagues have the power to prevent Democrats from calling any particular witness, they will be hard pressed...
...Green Party shows no signs of fading away. Environmentalists are fielding 120 candidates in 20 states and stand to be spoilers in two New Mexico congressional races. In Albuquerque the Greens' BOB ANDERSON pulled enough votes from Democrat PHIL MALOOF in a June special election to let Republican HEATHER WILSON win the seat. Now there's a rematch, and Anderson may ruin the Democrats' chances again--so much so that Maloof has adopted much of the Greens' platform, and House minority leader RICHARD GEPHARDT asked Anderson to drop out, a plea that was rejected. Meanwhile, in the Third District...