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Phil's Alibi

When we revealed his soft spot for middle-class drug dealers, Gramm went looking for an excuse.

September/October 1995 Issue

Slick Philly

Phil Gramm uses military rhetoric, but never served. He was a deficit hawk until tax-cutting was cool, a libertarian until gay-baiting was cool, and a poverty fighter until blaming the victim was cool.

July/August 1995 Issue

Phil's Felon

As a presidential candidate, Phil Gramm vows to put criminals in jail "and keep them there." but his record with drug dealer Bill Doyle tells a different story.

July/August 1995 Issue

On the Record

Over the past 20 years, Phil Gramm has lost more than his hair. Here are several issues on which Gramm's stance has been anything but constant.

July/August 1995 Issue

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