Word: speaker
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Republicans may talk about political reform, but behind the scenes last week it was business as usual for the G.O.P. The day after Newt Gingrich took over as Speaker of the House, top fund raisers, working phones on Capitol Hill, attracted $5 million in pledges for a February gala -- a remarkable total for a party not in control of the White House. Businesses are snapping up the $15,000 tables at the gala, organized by cosmetics mogul GEORGETTE MOSBACHER. "Newt's got a message," says a fund raiser, "that corporate America loves...
...wasn't a presidential inauguration in fact, it was certainly so in spirit -- an investiture of power in the new Speaker of the House of Representatives that is unprecedented in the nation's history. Officially the ceremony marked the opening of the 104th Congress, but more important, it marked the beginning of an extraordinary period in American history in which the President of the United States will in effect share power with the Speaker of the House...
...obscure figure to most Americans only a few months ago, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, sworn in as the 58th Speaker of the House on Wednesday, thus completed an extraordinarily rapid rise to power. His inaugural speech moved well beyond the harsh partisan message that brought him to power, and his first meeting with the newly circumscribed President was an elaborate exercise in conciliation and cooperation. But the House reforms that began, as he had promised, on Day One came swift and bold, and the orderly procession of the votes demonstrated the security of his hold on both the House...
...grasp of possibilities and a politician's dexterity with symbols, Gingrich brought two gavels with him that day. The first -- a link to the past and a token of how long the G.O.P. had waited to regain power -- had belonged to Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, the last Republican Speaker, who relinquished it to the Democrats 40 years ago. The other, a jumbo mallet suggestive of Gingrich's power and willingness to use it, was donated by a fan. On opening day he favored...
Bending to political pressure, including unexpectedly sharp criticism from Bob Dole, soon-to-be Speaker Newt Gingrich rewrote the terms of a highly remunerative book deal with a Rupert Murdoch-controlled publishing house. Gingrich defended the deal as proper. But, saying he wanted to appear above reproach and quell any controversy, he announced he would forgo a $4.5 million advance for two books on politics. Instead he will settle for a $1 advance and royalties...