Corruption and Spending End GOP Revolt in Congress
A retrospective on the Republican Revolution in Congress from Gingrich to Hastert, detailing excess spending, Medicare cuts, welfare reform, and legal battles with Clinton. It covers the 1990s shift, budget battles, impeachment debate, and the party’s evolution into the early 2000s.
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Newt Gingrich
America
Amtrak
Kansas
Bob Dole
Gingrich
Clinton
Air Force One
House
White House
Senate
GOP
Monica Lewinsky
Henry Hyde
Illinois
Bob Livingston
Congress
William Rehnquist
George W
Dennis Hastert
GOP ethics unraveling shadows 2004 2005 scandals
An AP analysis notes a shift from wartime support to unease with Iraq and highlights GOP moves to shield DeLay, pork barrell spending, and a string of indictments and guilty pleas from Cunningham Ney and Abramoff related activities.
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Iraq
House
Senate
Party of Reform
DeLay
GOP
Randy “Duke” Cunningham
Rcalif
Jack Abramoff
Abramoff
Mark Foley
R-Fla
Bob Ney
Ohio
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Tom DeLay
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Bush
Nancy Pelosi
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Capitol Hill
Harry Reid
D- Nev
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St. Mary's School
Beth Labone
SC Governor’s School For Science & Mathematics
USC Honors College
Bradley Wagner
Tholig Schools
Beth and Bradley
St. Mary's
Aquinas High
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
York Street
Aiken
Labone
Beth and Bradley Sister
Rosemary Boyd