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Dick Gephardt

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dick Gephardt (Richard Andrew Gephardt) , 1941-, U.S. congressman (1977-2005), b. St. Louis. A lawyer, he was first elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat from Missouri in 1976. He was influential in trade issues, championing restrictions on imports as a means of protecting American jobs. Gephardt was House majority leader (1989-95) and minority leader (1995-2003). Often a potential presidential candidate (he sought but failed to win the 1988 and 2004 Democratic nominations), Gephardt criticized the Clinton administration from a position closer to traditional liberalism. ... Read more
Nancy Patricia Pelosi
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... Representatives in a special election. A liberal from San Francisco, she became minority whip in 2001 and, succeeding Dick Gephardt , minority leader in 2003, becoming the first woman to hold high-ranking leadership positions in the U.S. Congress ... Read more

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Gephardt's gamble.(Gephardt, Dick, congressman)(Interview)
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Analysis: Dick Gephardt's buzzwords and their meanings
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Analysis: Missouri Congressman Dick Gephardt ends his presidential campaign after placing fourth in Iowa caucuses
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DICK GEPHARDT STAKES HIS CLAIM AS DEMOCRATS' POPULIST VOICE.(Editorial)(Column)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/28/1997; 787 words ; Like him or not, the Dick Gephardt who stood up to challenge President ... Democratic Party the other day is the real Dick Gephardt. The House minority leader did not ... naturally. For at least the past decade, Gephardt has been squarely in the party's ... Read more
Dick Gephardt: working-class hero, on-the-make pol or both?
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Rep. Dick Gephardt speaks on U.S. issues
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Interview With Dick Gephardt
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Dick Gephardt: an insider looking out.(USA)
The Christian Science Monitor; 11/12/2003; 787 words ; ... Christian Science Monitor AMES, IOWA -- Dick Gephardt is on a roll. The avowed St. Louis Cardinals ... with the autograph book. I just signed it: Dick Gephardt, astronaut. Crowd laughs. Who knew Mr. Gephardt, the Eagle Scout former House Democratic ... Read more
Analysis: Decision by Dick Gephardt to give up his leadership position in the House
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