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Aladdin might not be of noble birth, but he has a noble spirit and a good heart. For example, he feeds two small beggar children his only portion of stolen bread and later protects these same tots from the cruel whip of one of the Princess Jasmine's "noble" suitors...
...lowering expectations, summit was a bad choice of words," says a rueful adviser. Though the forum is shaping up as a centerpiece of Clinton's transition, the record of such talkfests has often been meager. Gerald Ford's 1974 meeting of the minds produced mainly red-and-white WIN (Whip Inflation Now) buttons that proved to be little more than good grist for Johnny Carson monologues. "If it's just blah-blah-blah, it's a total waste of time," says Hewlett-Packard chairman John Young, a Clinton supporter. "But if it's eight or 10 people fine-tuning, framing...
...Bobby Rush, a former Black Panther whose radical history prompted his opponent, Jack Kemp conservative Jay Walker, to sneer, "He couldn't get a job at K Mart or McDonald's with his past record." Among the incumbents to survive this election year's vitriolic volleyball, sharp-tongued minority whip Newt Gingrich won a tough Georgia race against political neophyte Tony Center. Other household familiars heading back to the Hill include Speaker Tom Foley, who captured a healthy majority in his Washington State district, and House Armed Services Committee chair Les Aspin of Wisconsin. And who will be counted among...
While Bush attacked the federal government's legislative branch, about 40 percent of its members showed no signs of opposition. In fact, Republican Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, who normally hits the roof when responding to critics, joined the president in abusing the body that pays his salary...
...Democrats are out to get NEWT GINGRICH, and they've got some unexpected allies across the aisle as the conservative House minority whip campaigns for re-election. Gingrich has earned enmity in abundance for his junkyard-dog tactics. Case in point: House minority leader Robert Michel. Says a Michel aide: "Maybe the Democrats can't get Clinton elected, but at least they should be able to get rid of Newt. It would make our lives up here so much easier...