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Late-Sept.
1998. Newt Gingrich's campaign headquarters in Roswell, Georgia. Although
Gingrich had no difficulty winning re-election to represent the people
of the 6th congressional district, Republicans' disappointing showing nationwide
in the November elections prompted him to bow out as Speaker and
to leave the House in Jan. 1999.
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Late-Sept.
1998. Newt Gingrich's campaign headquarters in Roswell, Georgia.
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July 16, 1998.
Speaker Gingrich delivers the keynote address at a Cato Institute forum
on the capital gains tax. He called for reducing the top capital gains
rate from 20% to 15%, declaring, "The capital gains tax is in fact a tax
on job creation." "Cutting the capital gains tax rate helps anyone who
is preparing for retirement, starting a business, saving for college tuition
or planning to buy a house," Gingrich said. Gingrich introduced his capital
gains tax cut proposal, "The Economic Growth Act of 1998," in late June.
He has also proposed that part of the budget surplus cover a five-point,
$1 trillion tax cut over ten years, with the balance set aside for Social
Security.
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July 10, 1998.
Pete Brodnitz, a director in the Democratic polling firm Penn Schoen &
Berland Associates, discusses a transparency during a presentation on the
1998 campaign at the College Democrats of America national convention in
Washington. In the 1996 campaign Gingrich was a frequent target of Democratic
criticism; indeed it often seemed as if President Clinton was running against
Dole-Gingrich rather than Dole-Kemp.
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April 30,
1998. Speaker Gingrich appeared at the Republican Women Leaders Forum and
delivered a speech on his Goals for a Generation theme. Continuing the
attack on the Clinton administration he had begun a couple of days earlier,
Gingrich also blasted Democrats for obstruction of justice and cover-up
in the Whitewater and campaign finance investigations.
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April 17,
1998. Speaker Gingrich signed copies of his book Lessons Learned the
Hard Way at Trover Books in Washington, DC. Gingrich's book tour started
in Atlanta on April 3 and took him to 14 cities in 15 days--including Manchester,
New Hampshire and Des Moines, Iowa.
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Feb. 26, 1998.
Speaker Gingrich joined House colleagues and others, including Steve Forbes,
at a news conference in support of a tax limitation balanced budget amendment.
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Sept. 16,
1997. Speaker Gingrich makes some remarks at a news conference following
the launch of the Republican National Committee's New Majority Council.
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July 15, 1997.
Speaker Gingrich speaks at a press conference on taxes a few days after
a coup attempt by his top deputies failed.
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June 12, 1997.
Speaker Gingrich puts in an appearance at a fatherhood event in front of
the Capitol.
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April 15,
1997. Speaker Gingrich and colleagues head out to a tax day event.
Message of the day: Cut taxes, protect taxpayers.
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March 6, 1997. Speaker Gingrich
explains the House Republicans' agenda "Creating a Better America for Ourselves
and Our Children" at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington,
DC.
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