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Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich (Newton Leroy Gingrich) , 1943-, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995-98), b. Harrisburg, Pa., as Newton Leroy McPherson. A history professor, he was first elected as a Republican from Georgia in 1978 and became the leader of those House conservatives... Read more |
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John Andrew Boehner
John Andrew Boehner , 1949-, American politician, b. Cincinnati. A business executive and a Republican member (1985-90) of the Ohio house of representatives, he first won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, and became an ally of Newt Gingrich . House Republican Conference... Read more |
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Contract with America
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA In the historic 1994 midterm elections, Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years, partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans, this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government.... Read more |
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Smooth newt
smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris) See SALAMANDRIDAE.... Read more |
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newt
newt name for members of a large salamander family, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere and including the common European salamanders. Newts are lizardlike in shape and are usually under 6 in. (15 cm) long including the slender tail. Some are brightly colored and secrete irritating... Read more |
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Nancy Patricia Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi , 1940-, U.S. congresswoman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2007-), b. Baltimore as Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro. The daughter of Thomas J. D'Alesandro, Jr., who served as Baltimore's mayor and a congressman, she moved to California, where she became active in the... Read more |
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lampbrush chromosome
lampbrush chromosome A type of chromosome found in the oocytes of animals, notably newts and other amphibians, that is characterized by having numerous loops arising from the long axis of the chromosomal arms. Under the microscope this gives an appearance reminiscent of a cylindrical brush of the... Read more |
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amphibian
amphibian in zoology, cold-blooded vertebrate animal of the class Amphibia. There are three living orders of amphibians: the frogs and toads (order Anura, or Salientia), the salamanders and newts (order Urodela, or Caudata), and the caecilians , or limbless amphibians (order Apoda, or... Read more |
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Trent Lott
Trent Lott (Chester Trent Lott), 1941-, American politician, b. Grenada, Miss. Lott attended college and law school at the Univ. of Mississippi, then briefly (1967) worked with a private law firm. He entered politics as an assistant to a Democratic Mississippi congressman (1968-72). Already a... Read more |
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House to Release Bank Data to Prober; Democratic Proposal for Court Fight...
The House last night...sponsored by Minority Leader Robert...turning over by noon Monday microfilm...meeting of the House Democratic...investigated the House Bank, wondered...Minority Whip Newt ... |
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A House Divided By Partisan Hostilities
...in the House, his Democratic...blankly. Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga...like Mr. Gingrich, then there...Normally, the high-intensity...Majority Whip Tony Coelho...brought on Gingrich's elevation as ... |
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In Congress, Tributes Take Priority; Legislative Agenda Is Pushed Aside as...
...offices of House Majority Whip Tom DeLay...House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga...somber note at noon with a formal...tragedy. Gingrich personally...briefing from House Sergeant...Lott and ... |
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CONGRESS CONVENES WITH NEW SPEAKER
...with a new House speaker promising...stroke of noon the House...effacing former high school teacher...to succeed Newt Gingrich as speaker...senators. Gingrich, R-Ga...said House Majority ... |
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LIVINGSTON'S SACRIFICE GALVANIZES REPUBLICANS.(MAIN)
...that the House Democrats...political ``High Noon,'' discarding...casualty, Newt Gingrich. In the...Republican Whip Tom DeLay...Missouri, the minority leader...hands with House reading ... |