Word: bork
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...White House hoped that Heflin could help the President save face on the Judiciary Committee. But with Specter going against Bork and undecided Arizona Democrat Dennis DeConcini expected to follow suit, even a pro-Bork vote by Heflin at this stage would probably mean nothing more than an 8-to-6 defeat for the nominee rather than a 9-to-5 loss...
...Supreme Court begins a new term this week a bit shorthanded. With the prospects for Robert Bork's confirmation all but sunk, former Justice Lewis Powell's empty seat may stay empty for months. In some controversial cases, the eight Justices will be delicately balanced between left and right; with two wings of equal size, the court may wind up as a kind of judicial ostrich -- lots of flap but not much flight...
...Distribution of the tape could have been defended as a proper revelation that raised legitimate questions about Biden's ability to be President. True, it would have been severely embarrassing for any campaign to admit taking shots at Biden on the eve of the hearings he conducted on Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court. , Furious Democrats regarded the video as undermining the effort to defeat Bork, an important party cause. Even so, the embarrassment would have been minor compared with what actually occurred...
NATION: The Bork nomination is sinking fast despite feverish White House efforts...
...Republican defection ensures an anti- Bork majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Southern moderates join the stampede. -- The Democrats are in disarray as Michael Dukakis fires his campaign manager for leaking an "attack video." -- What exactly did William Casey tell Bob Woodward, and when did he tell it? -- The worst earthquake since 1971 rocks Los Angeles...