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Jim Wright (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922-, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army during World War II, Wright was a Texas state representative (1947-49) and mayor of Weatherford, Tex. (1950-54). He was... Read more
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Thomas Stephen Foley 1929-, American political leader, b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. Foley became a prominent liberal Democratic member of Congress. He was chairman of the House agriculture committee (1975-81), Democratic whip (1981-87),... Read more
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A TIMELY WARNING TO QUIT OUR DANGEROUS PATH.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...to his new job as speaker of the House make it almost poetic...nailed former speaker Jim Wright for his book deal...governmental gridlock. Jim Wright, whose own book...point in a recent column in the Fort Worth...necessary warning to quit our dangerous path...
Wright on shaky ground
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Speaker Jim Wright's weekend television...among Democratic House members that...whether Rep. Wright may have trouble...vote on Rep. Wright should the bipartisan...threatened to quit over being called...s Periscope column and ordered him...
Uglier Than Gridlock
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...to his new job as speaker of the House make it almost poetic...Democratic speaker Jim Wright for his book deal...governmental gridlock. Jim Wright, whose own book...point in a recent column in the Fort Worth...necessary warning to quit our dangerous path...
School for scandal.(Column)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US) ...problems in the White House, Newt Gingrich...not just call it quits? But the symmetry...the case of the House speaker. Mr Clinton defends...these violations of House rules, Mr Gingrich...hounding Speaker Jim Wright out of office in...
FOR EVERYONE'S SAKE, NEWT SHOULD STEP DOWN.(Editorial)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer Speaker Newt Gingrich...situation as the House Ethics Committee...pressure to quit the Eisenhower...cashed in on his speaker's celebrity...Gingrich, who with Jim Wright was one of two speakers who resigned...Who, as speaker, can best balance...
ARMEY'S WORDS, DEEDS SEALED HIS DOOM.(Editorial)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...north of Dallas, House Majority Leader...colleagues to be speaker of the House. That is not the...years - Tom Foley, Jim Wright, Tip O'Neill...infidelities, he quit the House, and...The News Hour With Jim Lehrer" and CNN...

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