Word: appointment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reagan's philosophical convictions make him loath to propose any tax increase any time, and his political sensibilities make him doubly loath to do such a thing in an election year. At one point, aides inserted in a State of the Union draft a plan to appoint a bipartisan commission to make recommendations on how to attack the deficits. But Reagan is leaning against that idea, essentially because he sees no political mileage...
...Congress should continue its record of improvement in civil rights (which has included the strengthening of the Voting Rights Act and the passage of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday) by clarifying the Civil Rights Commission's purpose and restoring its independence. And that means wresting the power to appoint any commissioners at all from a President who has not used that power in good faith...
...move to appoint a professor with half-time duties in the committee (and half-time in another department) was seen as a critical step towards legitimating women's studies throughout the Faculty and sparring further programs in the area...
Montgomery said he planned to appoint two faculty members in the department as the counselors by the beginning of the spring semester. Asked whether he would appoint men or women to the posts, the chairman said, "I hope we can get a balanced ticket...
...Speaker "shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other members; and shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the House." But as party leader of the overwhelming Democratic majority. McGee also enjoys the all-important power to appoint every committee chairman and to fill every leadership position. That in turn means control over salaries: the base pay for a representative is a yearly $19,125, but those who head up the influential committees, such as Ways and Means, earn $34,000. McGee himself currently receives $65,000, making...