Word: bidness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Margolies-Mezvinsky, a one-term Representative, was defeated in a bid to retain her seat in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District. Emerging victorious, was her Republican opponent and perpetual politician, John...
...fact that Margolies-Mezvinsky lost her bid for re-election to a Republican that sets her apart in the scheme of a greater Democratic bloodbath. It's the fact that she had within her power the means to make her re-election much more likely. And she decided on principle...
Margolies-Mezvinsky certainly didn't count on the budget vote in the House of Representatives coming down to a 217-217 tie, with her vote needed to determine the outcome. More than just the Clinton budget or her re-election bid was on the line. The entire Clinton presidency hung in the balance. If the budget failed to pass, President Clinton would have been relegated to the status of a lame duck...
Political pundits have patronizingly ridiculed him. Politicians, including fellow Republicans, have publicly criticized him. The New York Times even called for Republicans to reject Helm's bid to chair the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
...plots its Capitol Hill revolution,the opposition it must contend with is taking shape: South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle today claimed enough votes to prevail in his bid to become Senate minority leader over hopeful Chris Dodd of Connecticut. Daschle said a commitment by Alabama Sen. Howell Heflin gave him the 24th vote needed from a total of 47 Democrats when the vote is tallied Friday. Dodd refused to concede. "We're absolutely in the race," said his spokesman. The impact of a Daschle victory is unclear: Both are centrists, although Dodd has, historically, been more outspoken.In the House...