Word: wrighting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, Newt's only claim to fame as a House member is that he brought ethics charges against House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Texas). He alleged that Wright's staff illegally contributed to a book from which the speaker improperly profited...
Gingrich had this to say last week when questioned about Speaker Wright: "I will be...ruthless when ethics are involved...
Hordon said because of a simultaneous Boston charity benefit featuring Steven Wright and other well-known comedians, he expected fewer than 20 people to show for last night's performance. About 90 percent of last night's full-house were Rheinsupporters, Hordon estimated...
...more ingenious was the way House Speaker Jim Wright skirted the already generous congressional ceiling on outside income. Not content with mere honorariums, Wright arranged an unusual sweetheart deal: a supporter published one of Wright's books, sold most of the copies in bulk to groups like the Teamsters, and then handed over 55% of the proceeds (nearly $60,000) to the Speaker as royalties. This daisy chain was probably legal, but clearly unsavory. It is among a welter of charges against Wright contained in a voluminous report now being studied by the House Ethics Committee. Few expect more than...
...Baker 11 16 27 8 16 Shawn Rivers 3 23 26 10 20 Martyn Ball 10 14 24 20 40 Rob White 4 19 23 30 60 Chris Consorte 15 7 22 29 66 Russ Mann 6 12 18 21 50 Bill MacCuaig 5 7 12 4 8 Kevin Wright 6 5 11 18 36 Brad James 2 8 10 22 44 Dan LaPerriere 0 9 9 5 10 Martin LaCroix 1 5 6 6 23 Mike Polomsky 2 1 3 4 8 Sean Lundin 0 3 3 7 14 Teddy Dent 0 2 2 6 12 Paul Cohen...