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Politico
April 14, 2018
Dick Gephardt was in coach. 2020 WATCH -- “Joe Kennedy to headline N.H. event favored by potential presidents,” by Boston Globe's James Pindell: “Even as he repeatedly denies any interest in running for president in 2020, US Representative Joe Kennedy III will head to New Hampshire ... to deliver aÃÂ ...
RealClearMarkets
April 2, 2018
Missouri congressman Dick Gephardt ran in 1988 for the Democratic presidential nomination, and made his campaign all about taxing Japanese imports. Despite early success in the primaries, he was eventually taken out by the unmemorable Michael Dukakis. Pat Buchanan tried to oust George H.W. BushÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
March 28, 2018
Some of Katzenberg's biggest political beneficiaries have been former Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-St. Louis, and current Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. Spielberg has donated $10,000 to McCaskill since 2006, including $5,400 last May 30. Katzenberg has given $12,500 over that span of three senatorial elections forÃÂ ...
CBS News
March 27, 2018
Dick Gephardt. The experience allowed him to meet Emanuel, he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch earlier this month. Although Avenatti has worked for Democrats, he says he's not politically motivated. "I haven't done anything in politics in 20 years…my client is credible, she's telling the truth," he told CBSÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
March 22, 2018
The modern conscience of American journalism died last week. Michael Getler, former ombudsman of The Washington Post and Public Broadcasting System, was never a household name like Ben Bradlee or Katharine Graham, but he shared their orbit. Just as Bradlee drove reporters and editors hard toÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 22, 2018
Perhaps there's never a particularly good time for a leadership transition. That's why parties are better off if they establish a process and groom the next generation. Pelosi no doubt benefited from a year as Democratic whip while Dick Gephardt was the party leader, and from several years as minority leaderÃÂ ...
Sacramento Bee
March 22, 2018
Perhaps there's never a particularly good time for a leadership transition. That's why parties are better off if they establish a process and groom the next generation. Pelosi no doubt benefited from a year as Democratic whip while Dick Gephardt was the party leader, and from several years as minority leaderÃÂ ...
Chron.com
March 20, 2018
Dick Gephardt, what that means is that Culberson will likely downplay Trump in the election – if that's possible. And for Democrats, given their recent upsets in Alabama and western Pennsylvania, it suggests a tack to the middle. "Actually, there does seem to be a formula," Jones said. "The formula is, giveÃÂ ...
The American Prospect
March 19, 2018
But when Congressman Dick Gephardt complained about Japan's protected economy, he was vilified as the protectionist. What's true of Japan (and to varying degrees Brazil, Korea, France, Germany, the United States, and even Britain) is true, in spades, of China. Beijing uses a system of state capitalism,ÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
March 9, 2018
The curious kid — the grandson of former representative Dick Gephardt, D-Missouri — was dressed the way a young John Lewis was on March 7, 1965. That morning, Lewis and about 600 others set off to march from Selma to Montgomery, the Alabama capital, to demand their voting rights. He was wearingÃÂ ...
The Denver Post
March 8, 2018
The curious kid — the grandson of former representative Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. — was dressed the way a young John Lewis was on March 7, 1965. That morning, Lewis and about 600 others set off to march from Selma to Montgomery, the Alabama capital, to demand their voting rights. He was wearing aÃÂ ...
Winston-Salem Journal
March 8, 2018
The curious kid -- the grandson of former representative Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. -- was dressed the way a young John Lewis was on March 7, 1965. That morning, Lewis and about 600 others set off to march from Selma to Montgomery, the Alabama capital, to demand their voting rights. He was wearing a tanÃÂ ...
The Intercept
July 1, 2017
The mere prospect of single payer, however, has elicited swift derision from some corners of the party, with Dick Gephardt, the former Democratic House minority leader, laughing off the idea at a health insurance conference earlier this month. “Not in my lifetime,” scoffed Gephardt, when asked if the UnitedÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
May 26, 2017
Dick Gephardt of St. Louis has stopped lobbying for the government of Turkey, according to a filing with the Foreign Agents Registration Act. That news comes amid growing calls for action against Turkish security officers who were shown on video attacking protesters in front of that country's ambassador'sÃÂ ...
St. Louis Public Radio
February 16, 2017
Dick Gephardt in 2013. Former Congressman Richard Gephardt will address the IMPACT Conference Friday at Washington University. File photo | Sid Hastings | WUSTL. Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt has a key message for everyone these days: Politics “is a substitute for violence,” and respect for allÃÂ ...
St. Louis American
December 31, 1999
Dick Gephardt, his wife Jane and U.S. Rep. Alan Wheat from Kansas City to Chicago for the Rainbow Coalition National Convention to secure Jackson's support for Gephardt's presidential campaign. I've done extensive work on redistricting, campaigned in Iowa for presidential candidates and providedÃÂ ...
Worcester Telegram
December 31, 1999
WORCESTER – U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern of Worcester was officially named ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, a post that would elevate him to chair of the powerful body should the Democrats win back Congress. “I'm deeply honored,” Mr. McGovern said in an interviewÃÂ ...
Gridiron Now
December 31, 1999
Dick Gephardt (D-Missouri), then began training to be a stock broker. But the alcohol and substance abuse he'd been hiding came forth. “I started getting into substance abuse at a young age, started drinking at 10, I was molested (by a babysitter) at 9, and being in recovery now I know that's what's calledÃÂ ...
Nevada Appeal
January 6, 2018
Dick Gephardt and Dan Rostenkowski moved the bill in the House, and Bill Bradley was a leading architect in the Senate. The bill cut the top income tax rate from 50 percent to 28 percent, consolidated 14 tax brackets down to two, removed six million poor Americans from the income tax rolls, eliminated taxÃÂ ...
Elko Daily Free Press
January 2, 2018
Dick Gephardt and Dan Rostenkowski moved the bill in the House, and Bill Bradley was a leading architect in the Senate. The bill cut the top income tax rate from 50 percent to 28 percent, consolidated 14 tax brackets down to two, removed six million poor Americans from the income tax rolls, eliminated taxÃÂ ...
Canton Repository
December 24, 2017
“He hasn't fixed anything,” said Steve Elmendorf, a onetime adviser to former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. “All he's done is break things.” Rebecca Katz, a onetime adviser to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Trump “has been repeatedly humiliated, but somehowÃÂ ...
Massillon Independent
December 24, 2017
“He hasn't fixed anything,” said Steve Elmendorf, a onetime adviser to former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. “All he's done is break things.” Rebecca Katz, a onetime adviser to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Trump “has been repeatedly humiliated, but somehowÃÂ ...
People's Pundit Daily
December 20, 2017
Democrats Dick Gephardt and Dan Rostenkowski led efforts to pass the Tax Reform Act of 1986 in the House of Representatives. Liberal New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley was considered one of the top architects of the measure in the U.S. Senate, which voted 74 to 23. That includes 33 Democrats votingÃÂ ...
The Hill
December 19, 2017
By 1986, Democrats Dick Gephardt and Bill Bradley were driving the tax-cut train. Before Bradley-Gephardt, 60 percent felt they were paying too much. Afterward it was 59 percent. The number did drop to 55 percent in 1988, but rose again in each of the next few years, so ascribing causality to the tax cut is,ÃÂ ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail
December 18, 2017
Dick Gephardt and Dan Rostenkowski helped move it through the House, and Bill Bradley was a leading architect in the Senate. Thirty-three Democrats voted for the bill that passed the Senate 74-23 and cut the top marginal income tax rate to 28 percent.” Bill Clinton “compromised with Newt Gingrich inÃÂ ...
The Hill
December 16, 2017
Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) established a rule that when the House voted to approve the annual congressional budget resolution, it automatically approved a change in the debt ceiling without a separate vote. The Gephardt House rule lasted, with some suspensions and repeals along the way, through 2011.
Quartz
December 15, 2017
Skechers, the footwear company, sells a dizzying array of sneakers, athletic apparel, and accessories to women and girls. The company sponsors elite women athletes like distance runner Kara Goucher and golfer Brooke Henderson, and created a “wellness collection” aimed at boosting sales to women.
Al-Monitor
December 15, 2017
In addition to Amsterdam, Turkey signed a $1.7 million contract with longtime lobbyist Greenberg Traurig this May to take over main lobbying duties from the Gephardt Group of former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., whose contract was terminated in December. Greenberg Traurig in turn hiredÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
December 9, 2017
Before you put any money on McCaskill as president in 2020 — you could get pretty good odds right now — bear in mind that I once wrote that Dick Gephardt was going to be president. A few years later, I touted John Ashcroft's chances. A couple of years ago, I made the case for Jay Nixon. Admittedly, myÃÂ ...
The Boston Globe
December 5, 2017
The list of those who found a seat in her parlor to talk — and often to mostly listen — reads like a roll call of every Democrat who ran in the Granite State's first-in-the-nation presidential primary for the past three decades: Joe Biden, Howard Dean, Michael Dukakis, Dick Gephardt, Al Gore, Gary Hart, andÃÂ ...
The Intercept
July 1, 2017
The mere prospect of single payer, however, has elicited swift derision from some corners of the party, with Dick Gephardt, the former Democratic House minority leader, laughing off the idea at a health insurance conference earlier this month. “Not in my lifetime,” scoffed Gephardt, when asked if the UnitedÃÂ ...
The Columbus Dispatch
December 31, 1999
... “he'd just stop attacking people personally.” Just this month, Trump infuriated women by tweeting that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would “do anything” for campaign contributions. “He hasn't fixed anything,” said Steve Elmendorf, a onetime adviser to former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo.
Reporter Newspapers
November 18, 2017
He's the son of Dick Gephardt, the Missouri Democrat who served in Congress for nearly 30 years and ran for president a couple of times.
Center for Research on Globalization
November 15, 2017
... Dick Gephardt and Al Gore. However, it is also important to note that Donna Brazile's revelations about the Democratic Party is not new.
Vox
November 15, 2017
Alternatively, one could easily imagine Democrats' then-leaders in Congress Dick Gephardt and Tom Daschle — joined perhaps by prominent ...
Buffalo News
November 13, 2017
... manager for Al Gore, and has contributed her supposed expertise to the campaigns of Jesse Jackson, Walter Mondale and Dick Gephardt.
NOLA.com
November 6, 2017
... his 2000 presidential campaign as well as having worked on presidential campaigns for Jesse Jackson, Walter Mondale, and Dick Gephardt.
Dallas News
November 3, 2017
Dick Gephardt, D-Missouri. "It definitely says something when two of the most powerful and influential members of the U.S. House decide to ...
The Hill
November 2, 2017
Companies large and small rely on this tech-centric lobbying firm, which this year delved into big issues like broadband access and intellectual ...
Armenian Weekly
November 2, 2017
No coincidence that Dick Gephardt and his fellow former U.S. House leader Dennis Hastert—himself, a convicted felon and admitted child ...
The Concord Insider
October 31, 2017
The only one whose name carries any cachet in Washington is Dick Gephardt, who makes a lunchtime appearance between campaign stops.
New York Times
October 24, 2017
... when Democratic senators like Bill Bradley and congressmen like Dan Rostenkowski and Dick Gephardt were backers of the legislation.
Chattanooga Times Free Press
October 10, 2017
Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. The overwhelmingly Democratic House voted 292 to 136 in favor, while 33 Senate Democrats joined 41 Republicans in ...
Washington Examiner
October 1, 2017
Former Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., invented the procedure in 1979, which allowed the House to automatically approve an increase in the debt ...
The Atlantic
September 28, 2017
... to the two finalists but also to four of the also-rans who fell back along the way: Gary Hart, Bob Dole, Dick Gephardt, and the young Joe Biden.
The Intercept
July 1, 2017
Top photo: Congressman Dick Gephardt (L) and Democratic National Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe (R), on March 25, 2004, discuss the ...
STLtoday.com
May 26, 2017
Former Democratic Majority Leader Dick Gephardt reads the program during a memorial ceremony for the late former Speaker of the House of ...
St. Louis Public Radio
February 16, 2017
Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt has a key message for everyone these days: Politics “is a substitute for violence,” and respect for all is ...
SFGate
December 31, 1999
... she was involved in the losing presidential campaigns of Al Gore, Michael Dukakis, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson and Dick Gephardt.
Lewiston Sun Journal
December 31, 1999
Dick Gephardt edges past Howard Dean in the Iowa caucuses. Sen. John Edwards finishes third. A late write-in campaign pushes Sen.
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