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House Speaker Newt Gingrich compared Reno to Nixon henchman John Mitchell, and threatened to summon her before Congress and investigate whether she was involved.
economic times) threatened their survival.
But the most formidable obstacle to online voting may be entrenched interests threatened by change.
The announcement sparked a storm of controversy over his reputed bigotry, however, and scores of the bank's customers, including charities and trade unions, threatened to take their business elsewhere.
He even threatened to take the body of his dead wife home.