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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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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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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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Smooth newt
smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris) See SALAMANDRIDAE.... Read more |
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Speaker
Speaker. The office of Speaker originated as a spokesman for the House of Commons in its dealings with the crown in the course of the 14th cent. The first formal acknowledgement of the Speaker as ‘prolocutor’ was to Sir Peter de la Mare, knight of the shire for Herefordshire, in... 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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Revolver
Revolver Background The term "handgun" refers to any small firearm intended for use with one hand only. Currently, the two most important types of handguns are revolvers and automatic pistols. The key distinction between the two is that the former contains a cylindrical... Read more |
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punctuation
punctuation [Lat.,=point], the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used; the term also refers to the signs themselves. In every language, besides the sounds of the words that are strung together there are other features, such as tone, accent, and pauses, that are equally... Read more |
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Rebels Without a Pause; As they seized power in the House, Republican...
...floor of the House that afternoon...their leader, Newt Gingrich, was under assault...investigate whether the speaker violated tax...so was Speaker Gingrich. He and the...revolution that Gingrich had been ... |
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GOP's House Divided; In Move to Oust Gingrich, Leaders' Shifting Allegiances...
...removing Newt Gingrich as speaker, "what...DeLay, the House Republican...Another long pause. "I think...appointed by Gingrich as chairman...disillusionment with Gingrich was even...day. Key ... |
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GOP Stars in Iowa for Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference
...five, former speaker of the House Gingrich, former Minnesota...catch up with Newt Gingrich at the Machine...you. NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA...help to the rebels to replace...is why the ... |
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Debt-ceiling fights common, valuable
...Republican House Majority leader...1930s. The rebels charged that...scrape by without additional...he give Ike pause? Certainly...to rise, without calamity...control of the House in 1994, Speaker ... |
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