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...served her with divorce papers. And how about term limits, that great notion of an electorate that can't trust themselves to vote the rascals out? Old Guard Republicans must love that! Newt's in his ninth term, so he's way over the limit. And Senator Thurmond -- wasn't he the Founding Father who filibustered against the Declaration of Independence? C'mon, Republicans! Don't make it so easy...
...Senate since 1954, Strom Thurmond, 92, is now its president pro tempore -- three heartbeats away from the presidency
...Democratic party is the party that began the fight against fascism in World War II while the Republicans were arguing for isolationism and opposing the Marshall Plan and NATO. The Democratic Party created and passed anti-discrimination legislation beginning in 1964, while current Republican Storm Thurmond, now a leader of his party and future Committee chairman, staged the longest Senate filibuster on record to derail the Civil Rights...
...Kennedy, New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Virginia's Charles Robb (who beat out controversial Iran-contra figure Oliver North) and, apparently, California's Dianne Feinstein. Kansas' Bob Dole, a possible presidential contender, will become the new Senate majority leader. Colleagues in line to head key committees include Strom Thurmond at Armed Services, Jesse Helms at Foreign Relations, Orrin Hatch at Judiciary and Alfonse D'Amato at Banking...
...head coach. Previously, he confided to the media, he was more of an aggressive "middle linebacker" for the partisan minority. In Newt's Walter Mitty fantasy, that might just make Bob Dole quarterback. (He just needs to be careful about where he puts 91-year-old senator Strom Thurmond on the field--the man might have a coronary...