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...that, after today's vote, may swerve hard to the left. "Our mission is to represent workers, middle income families, the poor families of our country," Gephardt told reporters after the secret ballot. "I also look forward to winning the House back in 1996." His right-hand man, Democratic whip Rep. David Bonior of Michigan, likewise won out over Texas conservative Charlie Stenholm. TIME Washington correspondent Karen Tumulty says the return of Gephardt, who becomes the senior congressional Democrat with Speaker Tom Foley's re-election defeat, puts his party in the same combative position the GOP has been...
...always been Miami's fault. And this year, the Huskers are going to whip them good, and bring home the title...
...principal House sponsor of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and a key player in the House's passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act. Since his election to the House in 1974, he has served as the House Democratic Whip at Large and as a member of the Democratic Leadership Council...
...would-be tax-cutters that the Fed and the bond market will call the economic shots. "They're saying everybody has to be wary of upsetting the apple cart," Ratan says. "If the Republicans try to go for popular tax cuts, then the bond market is going to whip around and bite back."Post your opinion on theWashingtonbulletin board...
...There's no reason to panic." Former House Majority Whip Tony Coelho (D-California) commenting on the Republicans' new majority in Congress...