New GOP Speaker Hastert Seen as Modest and Strategic
Our View discusses Dennis Hastert of Illinois as the new House speaker amid questions over whether he will pursue a moderate, idea-free approach or align with conservative reforms. The piece notes his Michel lineage, past moderating stances, and the need for a clear 1994 style tax-cut and spending-cut agenda to win in 1999.
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Dennis Hastert
Ilinois
Donald Manzullo
Illinois
Washington Post
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Newt Gingrich
Robert Michel
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Gingrich
Max
Newt
Washington
Clinton
Bill Clinton
GOP
Public Forum Odessa American Address and Contact
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The high price of virtue in Clinton era politics
Monacharen argues that public tolerance for Bill Clinton reflects broader cultural shifts. Steyn and Ferguson contend that knowing Clinton breeds loathing, while Washington insiders defend him. Zinsmeister notes improving social indicators and changing attitudes suggesting a conservative moral wave, but accountability remains elusive.
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London Spectator
Andrew Ferguson
Weekly Standard
American Enterprise Magazine
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Clinton
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Ferguson
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Rep
Lindsey Graham
Monica Lewinsky
Graham
Majority
David Shippers
Sidney Blumenthal
Betty Currie
Monica
William Rickenbacker
Washington
Karl Zinsmeister
American Enterprise
America
U.S
Zinsmeister
Bill* Clinton
Heaven
Hell
Charen
Reagan White House
Zionist dream lives on in West Bank settlements
Don Feder surveys Judea and Samaria highlighting Psagot Ariel Hebron and Kiryat Arba with thousands of Jews, a campus and jobs. He portrays settlers like Nachman and Wilder as peace bridges amid tension, noting security limits, water needs, and a pending Palestinian state while underscoring deep roots and a millennia-old covenant.
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Psagot
the Heights
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Kiryat Arba
Efrata
Ron Nachman
Tel Aviv
Nachman
David Wilder
Cave of Machpelah
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Wilder
Arafat
Clinton
Netanyahu
Evita Mazor
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