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...Foley was poised to take the gavel from departing Speaker Jim Wright's hand, a memo from the Republican National Committee was circulating to state party chairmen and G.O.P. Congressmen. Titled "Tom Foley: Out of the Liberal Closet," the memo compared his voting record with that of Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, an acknowledged homosexual. For days, an aide to Republican minority whip Newt Gingrich had been calling more than a dozen reporters trying to get the homosexuality rumor into print...
Seventy years ago, race-car drivers like the legendary Barney Oldfield used a simple method to bring their cars to the track: they drove them there. No more. Today's million-dollar race cars are hauled around in souped-up trailers equipped with elevator platforms for loading, fully outfitted machine shops, wood-paneled meeting rooms, stereos and videocassette recorders. Says former racer Bruce Canepa: "Race-car trailers are an art form in themselves...
Despite an initial period of fear and confusion. the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) crisis has not led to the expected political backlash against gays and lesbians, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank '62 (D-Mass.) said at a Science Center speech Saturday night...
...magazines, but also Warner's Mad magazine, Superman comics and such recording artists as Madonna and U2. The businesses are thus related, but largely complementary. "This is the first merger in a long time that makes a lot of sense," said Edward Atorino, a media analyst at the Smith Barney investment firm...
...know how he kills turkeys?" Barney McHenry, one of Baker's oldest friends, had said. "He pays good money to have someone load his feeders with , corn so he can lure them in. Then he shoots them while they're standing on the ground eating. Some sport...