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Nonetheless, Kleinfelder is determined to whip her young defenders into championship-caliber shape...
...protege of House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski, Russ also enjoyed the backing of former House majority whip Tony Coelho and ex- House Speaker Jim Wright. But he was unable to earn the trust of House Speaker Tom Foley. Two years ago, after the General Accounting Office disclosed that the House bank had cashed $232,000 in bad checks in the 12 ! months ending June 30, 1989, Foley directed Russ to halt overdrafts in the free check-writing and check-cashing service. Russ never...
House Republican whip Newt Gingrich heard the political noise emanating from New Hampshire and said it sounded like "a primal scream...
Indiana Jones, George Lucas' whip-wielding superhero, battled just about everything from giant boulders to sinister Nazis in three hugely successful movies. But those exploits pale beside Lucas' daring in bringing his popular character to television. His new ABC series, which begins next week, follows the exploits of young Indy as he travels the world with his father, a college professor, and encounters some of the most famous people and events of the early 20th century. Indy serves as a courier at the Battle of Verdun, meets the young Picasso in Paris, goes big-game hunting with Teddy Roosevelt, matches...
...next Bush-Buchanan showdown is set for March 3 in Georgia, where House minority whip Newt Gingrich believes the challenger may strip as much as 30% from the incumbent's vote. Though it hardly seems possible, Buchanan has escalated his rhetorical blasts to new heights of populist rage. Late last week Buchanan was appealing to racial resentments by accusing Bush of signing a civil rights bill that would sanctify reverse discrimination against whites. "If you belong to the Exeter-Yale G.O.P. club, that's not going to bother you greatly because, as we know, it is not their children...