Word: speaker
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...right thing? These agencies are supposed to give us confidence in their vision and respect for their reputation of being rock solid. But now there are allegations about the FBI crime lab; President Clinton has several unresolved issues, including alleged improper White House visits and political contributions; House Speaker Newt Gingrich has admitted ethical violations. Where are the new leaders who will help restore our lost confidence? FRED STROM Rye Brook...
...aren't politicians real? It seems that once a person enters the political arena, he lives a fairy-tale existence [NATION, April 28]. In the latest episode, House Speaker Newt Gingrich's fairy godfather, Bob Dole, gives his old friend a sweetheart loan (possibly from campaign contributions) that most Americans would be unable to give their own son or daughter. Mother Goose couldn't write a better fairy tale. SANFORD DU ROFF Tarzana, Calif...
...Zaire, and to the last refused to cede authority to the rebel leader. Instead, the resignation was vague at best. Government information minister Kin-Kiey Mulumba said that Mobutu was giving up his presidential powers, transferring the symbolic title of head of state to the newly elected parliament speaker, Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo. "He reigns but does not govern," Mulumba said. Under a proposal from Nelson Mandela, Kabila would accept a peaceful transfer of power from Monsengwo or some other transitional figure. Whether the increasingly balky Kabila will accept, or take Kinshasa by force, is still uncertain...
...historic disasters. Bringing them under control requires a rare convergence of wisdom, determination and good fortune. So when those things came together last week, everybody made a grab for the glory. Bill Clinton called the deal "a balanced budget with balanced values." Senate majority leader Trent Lott, with House Speaker Newt Gingrich behind him, exulted that "Washington must learn to make do with less, while Americans will keep more of what they earn...
...R.N.C., which was then gearing up for the midterm election. Indeed, the think tank transferred $1.6 million to the R.N.C. three weeks before the triumphant G.O.P. takeover of Congress. Young received a taste of the victory in a meeting with Newt Gingrich a few days before the Speaker took the House gavel. The event was arranged as a "personal favor" to Barbour, according to a record kept by the Speaker. And that was not the last favor. A year later, when Barbour was invited to meet Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen in Beijing, he took along Young, giving an aviation...