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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Support for Newt Gingrich continued to weaken Monday as House Banking Committee Chairman James Leach said that Gingrich should step down as Speaker. Leach argued that the reputation of the Congress and Republican control of the House "are clearly jeopardized by (Gingrich's) continued stewardship of the House," adding that the GOP has to choose between "rejuvenated leadership or an ethically damaged speaker." His surprise statement came just hours after a weakened Gingrich predicted he would win the Tuesday vote. Even with defections by Leach and New York Representative Michael Forbes, most House Republicans are expected to endorse...
...part, that means rejecting the notion that predatory behavior is somehow encoded in Russian genes and that Russia is simply a stunted U.S.S.R. itching to return to its former size and ways. Similarly, the Russians must overcome the suspicion that America's real strategy is to weaken their country, even divide...
...WELFARE AND ENTITLEMENTS] Strong supporter of new welfare-reform bill. Wants to block planned Democratic attempts to weaken it. Served on much-praised 1983 commission that saved Social Security by raising payroll taxes. Favors a similar commission to rescue Medicare, removing it from partisan politics...
Tunnicliff emphasizes balancing the federal budget, resisting what he sees as G.O.P. attempts to weaken environmental protection, and funding education programs like the Direct Student Loan Program. He focused much of his early campaign energy on attacking Republican incumbent Nick Smith as an extremist, portraying himself as a moderate. Unfortunately for Tunnicliff, though Smith may be conservative, most voters in the Seventh seem to agree with...
Although essentially a mainstream Republican, Saxton has split with many in his party by voting often in favor of gun control and environmental protection. He once tried to stop G.O.P. efforts to weaken the Clean Water Act and called on President Clinton to stop the dumping of dredged silt off the New Jersey coast. This formula has increased his margin of victory in each of the past three elections, making the well-financed Saxton a formidable incumbent...