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This article focuses on the need for electronic health records (EHR) after floods created by Hurricane Katrina erased the medical records of many people in the central Gulf Coast because they were written on paper and stored in boxes in hospitals and physicians' offices. David Brailer, national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said EHR will now be a part of all crisis response plans. In early September 2005, the federal government started testing an EHR database with at least partial information for 80 percent of the population in the hurricane-affected areas. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, founder of the Center for Health Transformation, a public and private partnership trying to push technological reforms in the health care system in the U.S., said privacy is a legitimate and significant concern in implementing a nationwide system. He called on the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would protect citizens' personal information. Strict laws should deter employers and insurance companies from viewing patients' DNA records and medical histories, he said. It should be a felony for members of the press, employers or hackers to access any of the information. He added that as an additional privacy measure, EHR should be voluntary.

The ribbon on the 104th U.S. Congress had barely been cut and newly appointed Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was already sounding a clarion call for a "wired" Congress. Gingrich unveiled the Thomas online system to great fanfare. He vowed all congressional products would be online, available for downloading. This, he claimed, would allow "ordinary Americans" to "bypass" the "media elite" of the Washington press corps, enabling U.S. citizens to join in a great exercise in democracy. Thomas was, Gingrich admitted, a "work in progress."The promise of Thomas has turned out to be more platitudes than product. That promise remains unfulfilled today and in some ways, Thomas is even less efficient than the day it was rolled out. Adding insult to injury, the well-hyped, supposedly info-savvy U.S. President Bill Clinton's administration, as it turns out, is sweetheart when it comes to cyberspace. The Bill Clinton Justice team raised the same arguments as George Bush's squad that e-mail can't be considered a record as can a piece of paper and if it were, it would be a presidential record and therefore not obtainable under the Freedom of Information Act anyway.

Comments on several issues relevant to American politics and society in 1990. Act of moral cowardice and vicious hatred charged against the Dartmouth Review; Clarification that Newt Gingrich's critical remarks in a memorandum quoted in "The Washington Times," in October 1990 issue were not aimed at Democrats participating in the budget talks in the country; Evidence that the editors of the paper included the Hitler quotation intentionally.

The author comments on claims by U.S. conservatives that they are being unfairly attacked by liberals. What's the matter with conservatives? They have the White House, both houses of Congress, the majority of governorships and more money than God. They rule talk-radio and the TV political chat shows, and they get plenty of space in the papers; for all the talk about the liberal media, nine out of the fourteen most widely syndicated columnists are conservatives. What I want to know is, Why can't they just admit it, throw a big party and dance on the table with lampshades on their heads? Why are they always claiming to be excluded and silenced because most English professors are Democrats? They've taken to lecturing the opposition on manners whenever it shows signs of life. Ted Kennedy says the Iraq war was "a fraud made up in Texas" and Bush complains that he's" uncivil." As "New York Times" columnist David Brooks, at least, acknowledges, the right is in a weak position when it claims to be shocked, shocked, shocked by liberal speech today. Well, they wanted state power, and thanks to the Supreme Court Five, they got it. But unfortunately, running the country turns out to be harder than it looked when Bill Clinton was killing off Hillary's lovers between Cabinet meetings. He made it seem so easy! Now, unemployment is way up, the government's awash in red ink, Iraq is a mess. So, everything has to be someone else's fault -- mean liberals who really, really want to win in 2004, Osama loving pranksters who forward e-mail jokes about the President's IQ, Bill and Hillary, still magically pulling the strings three years after leaving the White House, having thoughtfully arranged for 9/11 before they departed. They can dish it out, but they sure can't take it.

The article focuses on Randy Johnson, a former union steward who lost his job when his employer was bought by the private equity company Bain Capital, run by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Information is provided on how Johnson has been vocal about his anti-Romney stance throughout Romney's political career, often trying to refute Romney's claims that he is a job creator. It is noted that the U.S. Democratic Party and U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich have been using Johnson to undermine Romney's credibility.

The article presents news briefs about U.S. politics as of January 2012. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign issued a paper on the weakness of the U.S. Supreme Court. Libertarian presidential candidate Ron Paul has had to deal with backlash from several newsletters from the 1980s and early 1990s containing racist content. Democratic Representative Laura Richardson is under investigation by the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee.

Looks at a number of Newt Gingrich's heroes and influences. Alexander Hamilton, co-author of the `Federalist' papers and champion of sound fiscal principles; Peter Drucker, the management guru who taught him discipline; The Tofflers, the futurists whose `Third Wave' is considered a seminal work by Gingrich; A number of other individuals who have contributed to shaping Gingrich.

Reports on the lack of response to House Speaker Newt Gingrich's call for companies to withdraw ads from papers whose editorial policies they dislike. Allegation that many editorial boards contain socialists; Companies' concern for demographics.

The article discusses Mallard Fillmore, a new comic strip character who is a conservative television reporter. It takes a dim view of the U.S. President Bill Clinton White House and the left-leaning press. In Mallard Fillmore strips, Clinton staffers walk around with paper bags over their heads out of embarrassment, and there's a government-imposed three-day waiting period for buyers of high-fat movie popcorn. A curmudgeon who hates political correctness, Fillmore was hired only after his station identified him as an "Amphibious-American." In the era of Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh, Fillmore has become the hottest launch of any comic strip in years.

The article talks about 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her image as a president during the aftermath of rival candidate Donald Trump's campaign against her. Topics include Hillary's intellectual and political acumen which earns praise from her critics like politicians Newt Gingrich and Lindsey Graham, Hillary's election into the U.S. Senate in 2000 and her partiality in passing a bankruptcy bill, and the criticisms on Clinton's charity the Clinton Foundation.

This article examines prospects for health information technology (IT) adoption in the U.S. Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and others see health IT as key to fixing a dysfunctional health-care system. However, many consumers fear that the transformation from a paper to a digital system will make them more vulnerable to unauthorized exposure. Paying for health IT is another barrier. Another obstacle is that many electronic health record systems were not set up to share data--they are not interoperable.

Information about several papers discussed at the 2007 annual meeting of the Professional Convention Management Association is presented. There were 3,100 attendees at the conference. The closing general session on international issues featured Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien and former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. Other topics discussed at the sessions were the burgeoning Chinese market, international contracting and international meeting strategies.

Focuses on Newt Gingrich the speaker of the House in the new Congress. How he is compelling because he reflects so many intense ironies and inner contradictions; Examples; His behavior which has oscillated wildly between the outside and insider, the sniper and statesman, and the bomb thrower and peacemaker; Why he can be considered the Prince of Paradox; Democratic expectations of Gingrich.

Features House minority whip Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), 51, who has his sights on a GOP takeover of the House. His aspirations; Parallels of his life and President Bill Clinton's; Questions about Gingrich's chairmanship of GOPAC; Comments about Gingrich.

In this article the author discusses claims by Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the 2012 U.S. presidential election, that the Republican Party should focus their attention on gaining the support of African American voters. She comments on the historical alliance between black voters and the Democratic Party and cites evidence from the 2004 election regarding the ability of the Republicans to appeal to black voters.

The article focuses on campaign funding in the U.S. in 2012 and the effect that private patronage has on the electoral system. Information is provided on the campaign funding controversies in the 2012 presidential campaign, which include the funding of candidate Newt Gingrich's campaign by casino and hotel mogul Sheldon Adelson and the U.S. Democratic Party's efforts to win over large donors. The article discusses the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which classified campaign donations as free speech and eliminated the ban on campaign funding by corporations. INSET: PSST! WANNA BUY SOME INFLUENCE?.

The article delivers former U.S. speaker of the house Newt Gingrich's ideas on health costs in terms of competition, deregulation, modernized information systems, and personal responsibility. Topics discussed include health insurance, General Motors (GM), national security, the 2008 presidential election, Medicare, and Gingrich's fall from Capitol Hill.

The article focuses on former U.S. House of Representative Speaker Newt Gingrich, who brought Rhode Island Representative Patrick Kennedy to the Roger Williams Park Zoo following a bipartisan talk about health care in the United States. It is suggested that Gingrich may run for president in 2008, and his ideas on the war on terrorism, Hurricane Katrina, and other national events are presented.

Focuses on Republican dominance of the U.S. House of Representatives, and their suppression of Democratic involvement. Complaints leveled by Democrat Representative Chris Bell against Republican Representative Tom DeLay for his breach of ethics, two of which earned DeLay an admonishing; Lack of input from Democrats on most legislation, which is swiftly voted on; How Newt Gingrich brought about the downfall of Democratic leadership, and what Democrats can learn from Gingrich's ungentlemanly strategy.

Newt Gingrich's hasty departure after the elections was a fitting finale to a career that was both meteoric and plodding. After he won election to the U.S. House in 1978-having opportunistically switched from a Rockefellerish Republican to a New Right conservative, Gingrich carefully planned the unthinkable, a Republican takeover of the House that would catapult a mediocre history professor and his grab bag of Big Ideas into the Speaker's chair. Most Republicans could see that it didn't win votes to be associated with a loudmouth whom 58 percent of the public found distasteful.

Presents quotes related to various events in the U.S. Comment by former member of political organization Ku Klux Klan David Duke on mid-term elections in Louisiana; Reply by U.S. President Bill Clinton to a demand by U.S. House Representative Dan Burton that the President should reimburse the U.S. Department of the Treasury money used to fund the Socks mail operation, which replies to letters written to the White House; Statement by liberal Roger Wilkins on his oratory regarding the political statement of U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

The article focuses on political and social issues of the world. It states that the U.S. Republican Party member Newt Gingrich blasted a legislation related to tobacco in the U.S. Senate. Gingrich called it a big-government liberal measure. The tobacco lobby is taking out advertisements criticizing the legislation, inciting other corporate groups like the Chamber of Commerce to oppose the bill. On March 8 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights delivered a long-awaited judgment on Guatemala. The ruling concerns eleven young men and women who were abducted and tortured or murdered between 1987 and 1988. The international court held that the Guatemalan government is responsible for identifying, prosecuting and punishing those who violated human rights of eleven victims.

Focuses on ethical issues surrounding Speaker of the US House of Representatives Newt Gingrich in early 1997, as he fights to maintain his post. Details of the accusations against Gingrich, which include the misuse of tax-deductible funds, misstatements to Congress, receiving improper contributions and gifts from GOPAC and funneling political money through a charity; His defense; Details on Republican efforts to re-elect him Speaker. INSET: The revolution goes gooey, by John F. Dickerson..

Discusses Atlanta, Georgia, the host city of the 1996 Olympics and the contradictions that are its essence. A city that is both Southern and Northern, global and provincial, black run and white dominated; The violent crime rate in Atlanta; The legendary phoenix, used as one of its favorite symbols for itself; Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, representing its Six District; How Atlanta's task is to translate its self-confidence into a true internationalism.

Focuses on the government shut down and how Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich blinked. The revelation that the House Gingrich had mastered slipped away from him; Disarray in the Republican ranks; Americans thinking that both parties were playing political games rather than trying to resolve the issue; The burdens of President Clinton and Gingrich; Why the real winner may have been Senator Bob Dole; Entitlements. INSET: How the budget war unfolds.

Warns that the trend in Washington politics, to become totally reactive to the whim expressed by voters via computer networks or other sources, may not be the best way for the United States government to function. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his attempt to move Congress toward becoming a `virtual Congress'; Possible problems with the trend toward hyperdemocracy; What happens when town halls become call-in shows; More.

Looks at the breadth and depth of the Republican congressional victory and declares that the GOP must now move beyond obstruction and heckling to win support for its programs. Rep. Newt Gingrich; Chief of staff Leon Panetta; The new committee chairmen; Colorado Governor Roy Romer's advice to President Bill Clinton; Poll results. INSET: Agreements in principle, by Karen Tumulty.

Focuses on GOP guerrilla Newt Gingrich, who is riding a surge of voter anger, and speculates on where he wants to go with it. The warmed-over Reaganomics of Gingrich's `Contract with America'; Number of Senate seats Republicans could gain in the fall 1994 election; Gingrich's career background; His actions in Congress; Poll results.

Features lobbyist and anti-communist Grover Norquist. His efforts to bring about tax reform; Commitment to the downsizing of the U.S. federal government through the nonprofit organization Americans for Tax Reform; Background of his political involvement in Seychelles; Influence on U.S. politics and government; Relationship with House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Assesses the qualifications of Republican U.S. representatives who are alleged to be seeking to succeed Newt Gingrich as Speaker of the House of Representatives. House Majority Leader Richard Armey; Majority Whip Tom DeLay; Bill Paxon; John Kasich; John Boehner; Henry Hyde; Bob Livingston; Reasons for hesitance among the aspirants for the Speakership; Decline of the political stature of Gingrich; Views of leading Republicans in the House about Gingrich.

Deals with the move of the Republican Party under the leadership of U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to ensure the election of Republican women to the Congress. Increase in the number of Republican women in the House; Implications on the increase of Republican women in the House; Prominent Republican women in the House; Stand of Republican women on social and political issues affecting women's welfare.

Highlights the optimism of U.S. Representative Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) that his party will secure the U.S. House of Representatives majority in the 1994 congressional elections. Reputation of Gingrich; Preparations being made by Gingrich for his eventual ascent to the Speakership; Political and social views of Gingrich.

This article presents several socio-political developments in the U.S. and at international level, as of August 25, 1997. The "balance budget agreement" between U.S. President Bill Clinton and U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, is not about balancing the budget. Economic growth and tax hikes in 1993 have brought the budget into essential balance. This year's deficit-now estimated at about $40 billion to $50 billion is below the level of investment spending that should be financed over time. The agreement increases next year's deficit. Another development focuses on the political corruption in the U.S. The China Connection hysteria, with its strong racist, overtones, ran into trouble when the Democrats were able to place Haley Barbour soliciting funds on an offshore yacht in Hong Kong.

The article focuses on prevailing political conditions in the U.S. and around the world, as of May 26, 1997. U.S. President Bill Clinton has struck a budget accord with Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. The real threat is the "investment deficit," which will worsen under the accord: a reduction of $58 billion in domestic non-military spending. Another development focuses on the Texas property rights movement. The folks in property rights were upset over the prospect that the gummint might take their property without giving them any recompense.

This article focuses on the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich. Hedayatolah Zendedel, a prominent Jewish Iranian land developer and civil engineer, was arrested by the Teheran regime. Zendedel was placed on trial with five others for being a spy for the United States and Israel--and for smuggling arms, bribing officials, forging passports, smoking opium and drinking alcoholic beverages. The Zendedel trial comes at a time when Iran is engaged in a vigorous hunt for U.S. spies--a hunt caused by Newt Gingrich. Gingrich can pretend he's a geostrategist deftly pulling strings; he doesn't have to face the wrath of Iranian security. Unfortunately, Zendedel and others do.

This article presents information regarding political and economic developments in the U.S. as well as in the world. U.S. citizens have elected leaders who believe they are too dumb to see the truth or too mean to hear it. Newt Gingrich seeks credit for a "historic achievement," a commitment to a "seven-year balanced budget, with honest numbers." In Moscow it is perceptibly the end of the reign, with courtiers plotting and quarreling at the bed of the ailing czar. After his heart troubles twice in quick succession, the question is no longer only whether Boris Yeltsin will be able to soldier on and fight for another presidential mandate.

It is informed that Newt Gingrich is politician who actually does read books. Gingrich's most noticed and commendable co-optation has been his enlistment of Alvin Toffler, the author of "Future Shock" and now a spokesman for the Progress & Freedom Foundation, a Gingrich franchise. "Future Shock" was published in 1970 and established Toffler's bona fides as a "futurist." In that book and its successors, "The Third Wave" and "Power Shift," Toffler managed to look beyond the polarizing us-or-them antinomies of the cold war imagination to descry, with remarkable foresight, the postmodern future one now inhabit. He observed the ways that advances in cybernetics and media technology had already transformed daily life and power politics and extrapolated from there. His books are informed, judicious and thought-provoking.

The article presents a discussion of how the U.S. government should deal with the issues and implications arising from the transition to the information age adapted from a speech by Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, at a Progress and Freedom Foundation conference in January 1995. Topics of the speech included the importance of partnerships, use of information technology to transform Medicare, and the goals for advancing towards the information age.