Word: loyalist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this seat from Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky by emphasizing her 1993 vote for the Clinton budget--a betrayal in this affluent Republican district. Now Fox faces Joe Hoeffel, who accuses him of being a Gingrich loyalist. In what is considered a bellwether race, party leaders are paying special attention to this hotly contested campaign...
...veteran of the South Korean army, moved to California at age 22 and at age 53 became the first Korean American in Congress. In the House, he is a G.O.P. loyalist. And if he survives a campaign-contribution scandal--in which he denies involvement--Kim is favored to win a third term...
This nine-term Republican loyalist has made a name for himself in the 104th Congress as the chairman of the Immigration and Claims Subcommittee, where he has spent a great deal of political capital pushing for reform of immigration procedures. At the end of September, a Smith-sponsored immigration bill that will curb aid to U.S. legal immigrants passed the House...
...deadlock between Republican and Democratic commissioners.) Clinton hoped to announce an agreement Monday at a White House conference where such advertisers as Pizza Hut, Lego and Reebok would voice support for the new educational shows. But if broadcasters balked, Clinton had a hammer: he threatened to appoint a loyalist to the FCC in August, then jam the plan down the stations' throats...
...party's anti-abortion platform plank. But Nickles' abortion stance apparently has not deterred him from reveling in Dole's interest: he said in a statement Tuesday that he was "honored" to be included among those being contacted by Dole's search committee. Nickles has long been a Dole loyalist, but one Republican source told the Associated Press that it was possible that Nickles may have been contacted as a prospective running mate merely as a courtesy. Dole has said repeatedly in the past that his own 35 years in Congress would make it difficult to fill the ticket with...