Word: whips
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...months, Republicans, led by minority whip Newt Gingrich, gleefully bashed Democrats over the issue. But "Rubbergate" has bounced back at the G.O.P., as Gingrich and three members of the Bush Administration, including Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, have admitted that they incurred overdrafts while serving in Congress. Almost overnight, the White House had to soften its stance on the scandal -- especially since George Bush himself could not say for sure whether he had abused the privilege when he served in the House from 1967 through...
...times. By week's end, more than 75 members of Congress had fessed up to using the privilege, but some of the most chronic abusers remained silent. Even the leadership has not been spared embarrassment: Speaker Tom Foley kited a $540 check for stereo equipment, and House minority whip Newt Gingrich wrote bad checks at least three times...
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...
...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...