Takeover (48 page)

Blunt, Roy,
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Boehner, John,
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Bolling, Bill,
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Botteri, Christina,
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Bozell, L. Brent, III,
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Bozell, L. Brent, Jr.,
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Brademas, John,
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Bradlee, Ben,
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Bradley, Jeb,
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brand,
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“Bridge to Nowhere,”
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–37,
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Brock, Bill,
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Broder, David,
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Brooke, Edward,
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Brooks, Jack,
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Brown, Janet,
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Brown, Pat,
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Brown v. Board of Education
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Bruce, Don,
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Buchanan, Pat,
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Buckley, William F., Jr.,
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Buckley Rule,
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Budget Control Act (2011),
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budget increases,
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Buerkle, Ann Marie,
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Busch, Andrew,
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Bush, George H. W.

1988 campaign and,
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Buchanan and,
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budget increases and,
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character of,
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conservatives and,
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defeat of,
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Dole and,
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establishment support for,
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Nixon compared to,
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opinions of,
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policies of,
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Reagan and,
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running mate for,
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social issues and,
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Souter and,
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taxes and,
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–97,
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as vice president,
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Bush, George W.

2000 campaign and,
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–131

alternative history and,
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approval rating of,
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criticism of,
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–57

debates and,
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earmarks and,
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establishment support for,
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–61,
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failures of,
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fiscal record of,
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immigration and,
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McCain and,
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Medicare Part D and,
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–140

Miers and,
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nation building and,
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–48

presidency of,
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–34

rise of,
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Tea Party and,
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Bush, Jeb,
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Bush, Prescott,
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Butler, Sandra,
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Byrd, Robert,
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Caddell, Pat,
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Cain, Herman,
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candidates, qualities to look for in,
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Cannon, Lou,
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Cantor, Eric,
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Captive Nations Week,
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Carlson, John,
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Carney, Tim,
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Carter, Jimmy

campaigns of,
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China and,
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Communism and,
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election laws and,
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Evangelicals and,
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opposition to,
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Phillips and,
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Reagan and,
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Carville, James,
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Castle, Mike,
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Chambers, Whittaker,
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Chavez, Hugo,
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Cheney, Dick,
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Chicago Tea Party monologue,
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Chocola, Chris,
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Christian Coalition,
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Christie, Chris,
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Christopher, George,
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Church, Frank,
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Churchill, Winston,
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Citizens for the Republic
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Civil Rights legislation,
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Clark, William,
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Clinton, Bill

approval rating of,
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Big Government and,
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budget increases and,
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budget surplus and,
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campaign of,
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Contract with America and,
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Cuccinelli and,
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Dole and,
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election of,
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,
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Gingrich and,
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Hammerschmidt and,
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reelection of,
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talk radio and,
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham,
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Clymer, Adam,
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Coburn, Tom,
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Cochran, Thad,
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Codevilla, Angelo,
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Cole, Tom,
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common situs picketing,
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communication touches,
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compassionate conservatism,
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Congressional Club,
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Connally, John,
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Conscience of a Conservative, The
(Goldwater),
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consultants,
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Contract with America,
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Contras,
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Cook, Charlie,
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Cooper, Anderson,
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Cooper, Hank,
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Coors, Joe,
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Cornyn, John,
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Crane, Ed,
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Crane, Phil,
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Cronkite, Walter,
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crowd sourcing,
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Crowley, Candy,
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Cruz, Ted,
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Cuccinelli, Ken,
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Culver, John,
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Cunningham, Duke,
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Cut, Cap, and Balance,
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Dannemeyer, Bill,
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Dart, Justin,
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Davis, Sean,
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Deaver, Mike,
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debates,
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debt ceiling,
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DeLay, Tom,
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DeMint, Jim,
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Deukmejian, George,
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Devine, Don,
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Dewey, Thomas E.,
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Dewhurst, David,
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differentiation,
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dime store Democrats,
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Dinan, Stephen,
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Dingman, Dick,
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Dinh, Viet,
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direct mail,
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discretionary domestic spending,
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Dobbs, Hal,
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Dobriansky, Lev,
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Dobson, James,
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Dodd, Thomas J.,
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Dolan, Terry,
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Dole, Bob,
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Dole, Elizabeth Hanford,
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Domenici, Pete,
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Donnelly, Tom,
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Donohue, Tom,
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door-to-door canvassing,
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Dorgan, Byron,
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Dornan, Robert (Bob),
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Dos Passos, John,
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Douglas, Helen Gahagen,
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Drier, David,
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Dukakis, Michael,
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earmarks,
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Economic Recovery Tax Act (1981),
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Edwards, John,
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Edwards, Lee,
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Eisenhower, Dwight D.,
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election laws,
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Ellis, Tom,
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Emerson, Jo Ann,
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Erickson, Erick,
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Evans, M. Stanton,
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Fahrenkopf, Frank J., Jr.,
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Falwell, Jerry,
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Feather, Tony,
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Feulner, Ed,
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Filka, John,
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fiscal conservatives,
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Fischer, Deb,
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Flake, Jeff,
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–38,
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Florio, Jim,
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FLS Connect, LLC,
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Foley, Mark,
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Foley, Tom,
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Forbes, Steve,
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Ford, Gerald R.,
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Foster, Richard,
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Four Horsemen of Marketing,
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–66,
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Fox, Vicente,
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Fox News, debates and,
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Framework Convention on Climate Change,
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Franke, David,
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Frist, Bill,
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Gayner, Jeffrey B.,
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Genachowski, Julius,
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Gephardt, Richard,
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Gergen, David,
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Gingrich, Newt

Clinton and,
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Contract with America and,
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debates and,
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–18

Michel and,
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as Minority Whip,
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New Right and,
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opposition to,
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–22,
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rise of,
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Scozzafava and,
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as Speaker,
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strategy of,
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–55,
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at weekly meetings,
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Giuliani, Rudy,
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goals,
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Godin, Seth,
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Godwin, Ron,
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Goldwater, Barry

attacks on,
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–41,
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Bush and,
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campaign of,
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defeat of,
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