The Peronists will have a Senate majority until at least 2001, and will probably be the largest force in the Chamber of Deputies.

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In his first term as Speaker of the House, Mr Gingrich forced obstructive committee chairmen into line, turning an ill-disciplined chamber into a coherent force in government.

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At the time of his appointment, it was noted in the press that he got on well with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and had even hired some of her former staff to work with him on the energy task force he ran in the US Chamber of Commerce.

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