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...embarassing to see how silly the new Star Trek is. Here they drink synthehol, an alcohol-like substance whose effects disappear at will. They don't say "aye, aye" anymore but "I'll make it so." The Landing Party is now the Away Team. And to top it off, they are allies with the Klingons...
...wants in contra aid. But as the scoreboard ticked off the tally, Democrats watched in amazement. The measure was winning, mainly because few Republicans were voting. Suddenly, with time running out, the Republicans pushed their vote buttons in a rush and -- what was this? -- all but one hit the aye choice. The ban passed, 361 to 66. Republicans stood in the chamber, applauding and laughing...
...bill moved through Congress, formal protests from foreign countries flooded into Washington, eventually adding up to 200 pages. Both houses voted aye nonetheless. While the legislation sat on the President's desk, 1,028 American economists called for a veto. Herbert Hoover made it the law of the land anyway, swallowing his own reservations and, on June 17, signing the Tariff...
...Second: Aye, sir, 'tis true, 'tis true. These boys of summer are men of many parts, who must weather the swings and errors of outrageous fortune...
...voice called out asking for the delayed vote to be taken. "All in favor of the motion say aye," intoned Rangel. Instantly, the room was filled with a shouted chorus of "Aye." Maynard Jackson leaped to his feet asking that the vote be made unanimous. As a beaming Mondale accepted congratulations, the group chanted, "We want Fritz!" Jesse Jackson, who had left the meeting earlier to make a nearby campaign appearance for Mondale, rejoined the group in time for its midnight press conference. "The course that the Mondale-Ferraro ticket represents is a course that we must pursue with enthusiasm...