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- Mar. 19, 1990: Grapevine:The Millionaires Club
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- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Mar. 19, 1990 The Right To Die
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- <source>Time Magazine</source>
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- NATION, Page 20
- Grapevine
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- <p> THE MILLIONAIRES CLUB: Take the Money and Run. The Senate
- has long been a haven for the rich, but some enterprising House
- members aren't doing so badly themselves. Under a House rule,
- Congressmen elected in 1980 or earlier are allowed to "convert"
- unspent funds in their campaign war chests to their personal
- use if they leave the House by 1992. With the deadline closing
- in, at least six members who have accumulated $1 million or
- more could decide to cash in. New York Democrats Stephen Solarz
- and Charles Schumer may be fighting for the same seat after
- their districts are reapportioned, and both are considering
- challenging Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato. Alabama
- Democrat Ronnie Flippo plans to use the money this year to
- finance a race for Governor. There are also whispers that Dan
- Rostenkowski, the powerful Illinois Democrat, has decided that
- adding an extra million dollars to his inflation-indexed
- pension is good reason to retire after one more term.
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