When Gingrich faced a coup within his own party in 1997, there was a possibility of Gephardt becoming Speaker if there had been a floor vote and he could gain the support of Republican Congressman dissatisfied with Gingrich, however Gingrich refused to resign and no vote occurred.

Congressman Marcantonio then concluded, " When we ask ourselves, ' Can it happen here?

When Congressman Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee's 3rd district, which included Chattanooga, died in 1939, Kefauver was elected to succeed him in the House.

When 3rd District Congressman Bob Stump decided to retire after 13 terms, Franks entered the race to succeed him.

When 2nd district Congressman Bob Wise ran for governor in 2000, Capito won the Republican nomination.

When openly-gay Congressman Barney Frank was asked if Dreier was not elected House majority leader because he was too ' moderate ', Frank replied: " Yes, in the sense that I marched in the moderate pride parade last summer and went to a moderate bar.

When Seventh District Congressman Don Sundquist did not run for re-election in 1994 ( choosing instead to wage an ultimately successful campaign for governor ), Bryant won the Republican primary for the district.

When Congressman AuCoin sought to unseat Senator Packwood 18 years later, he adopted Morse's slogan, " principle above politics.

When Wolf and Congressman Chris Smith were in Beijing shortly before the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese security service prevented them from a dinner meeting with local human rights lawyers.

When incumbent Democrat U. S. Congressman Lewis Payne decided to retire in 1996, Goode won the Democratic nomination to succeed him.

When Ways and Means chair Wilbur Mills ' career ended in scandal, Congressman Phillip Burton transferred the committee's selection powers to a separate, newly created committee.

When Republican New York Congressman Jacob Javits spoke to the United States House of Representatives, deploring the Peekskill riots as a violation of constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and free assembly, Rankin replied angrily.

When Congressman Richard Walker Bolling chose to retire after the 1982 election, Wheat won the Democratic primary and he went on to win the general election to succeed Bolling.

When Democratic Congressman Robert Mrazek announced his short-lived candidacy for Senate against Republican incumbent Alphonse D ' Amato in 1992, King ran for the then vacant 3rd Congressional District seat.

When 6th District Congressman Al Gore announced in 1983 that he would run for the United States Senate in 1984, Gordon stepped down as state party chairman to run for the seat.

When Thompson opted not to run for a second full Senate term in 2002, 5th District U. S. Congressman Bob Clement ran for Thompson's seat, resulting in the first open-seat race in the 5th District since a 1987 special election.

When 17-year U. S. Congressman Tom Foglietta resigned from the House of Representatives upon being named U. S. Ambassador to Italy by Billl Clinton, Brady was unopposed in the primary and won the general election with 74 % of the vote.

When Josh first meets then Congressman Matt Santos he is impressed by his conviction and sees in him the same willingness to put his beliefs before political profit as he did in President Bartlet.

When the bill comes up for discussion, the blackmailed congressman immediately consents, and Congressman Beauregard, in a drunken stupor, consents to the bill declaring " I don't wanna fight no Union !".

When Virginia Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke broke with Jefferson and James Madison in 1806, his Congressional faction was called " quids ".

When the Kansas-Nebraska Act threatened to extend popular sovereignty into the newly created Kansas Territory, Eli Thayer, a second-term Congressman from Massachusetts, hatched the idea of an Emigrant Aid Company in the winter of 1853-4.

When officials revealed in 1995 that the Grace Bridge scored a 4 out of 100 for safety and integrity, retired U. S. Congressman Arthur Ravenel, Jr. ran for the South Carolina Senate with a goal of solving the funding problem.

When he declined, they next turned to California Congressman Don Edwards, Idaho Senator Frank Church, Canadian-born economist John Kenneth Galbraith, General James M. Gavin, and South Dakota Senator George S. McGovern, all of whom similarly declined.

When the national Democratic Party was picking their 2004 presidential nominee, Marty joined State Senate Majority Leader John Hottinger in endorsing Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.

When Leo's Italian up-and-coming rival Johnny Caspar ( Polito ) announces his intentions to kill bookie Bernie Bernbaum ( Turturro ), Leo goes against Tom's advice and extends his protection to Bernie.

When his dog Ladybird attacked a black repairman ( voiced by Bernie Mac ) working on their heating system, he was accused of being racist, and it was later proven that he is not.

* " When A Woman Loves A Man " w. Johnny Mercer m. Bernie Hanighen & Gordon Jenkins

* " You Didn't Want Me When You Had Me " w. Benee Russell & Bernie Grossman m. George J. Bennett

When something bad happens to Bernie it's usually Corneils fault.

( When Bernie was not at the stand various extras could be seen running it, including Al Rosen, best known as " Al " on Cheers.

When County Stadium was torn down and replaced with Miller Park, Bernie Brewer also got a brand new " Chalet ".

When he was 21, he and Paul Simonon were introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes ( the self proclaimed inventor of punk rock ) in a dirty squat in Shepherd's Bush.

When, on the day of the demolition, which Roosevelt has put back into motion, Harmond refuses to be swayed from his stand, Roosevelt announces he will be buying Harmond out and Bernie Smith will be helping him.

When the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn were released, Victor Ireland met with then-President of SCEA Bernie Stolar to discuss translating and publishing Sony's Japanese launch SRPG Arc the Lad.

When word got out that Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were living in poverty, artists such as Neal Adams and Bernie Wrightson helped organize his fellow artists to pressure DC in rectifying them and other pioneers from the 1930s and 1940s.

#" Rock Me When He's Gone " ( Elton John, Bernie Taupin )

When the Concorde Agreement ended in 1987, Bernie Ecclestone ceased being a team owner and established the Formula One Promotions and Administration ( FOPA ), to manage TV rights for the teams.

In Japan, the band achieved another number one with another Chapman produced track " When The Phone Stops Ringing ", which was written by Holly Knight and Bernie Taupin ; the song was also a Top 30 hit in Italy.

When it did resume, Bernie " Boom Boom " Geoffrion set up Don Marshall for the winning goal with a mere six seconds left to play.

When Bernie was three the Weinstein family moved to a house in Tottenham, across the road from George Marks, who later became Harrison Marks the glamour photographer.

When, in 1976, Bernie ended the affair to protect his public image Dinah was heartbroken as she thought they were destined to stay together so she ' phoned Bernie's wife, Siggi, and revealed their affair.