Word: bork
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...final tally was even worse than anticipated for Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork. After three days of acrimonious debate, the Senate took a vote that Bork himself had requested to cut off the vituperation. Result: 58-42 against confirmation, the largest negative vote in history for a Supreme Court nominee. Joining the 54 Senators who had declared their opposition to Bork were Wisconsin Democrat William Proxmire and three surprises: Virginia Republican John Warner, Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn and Mississippi Democrat John Stennis, the Senate's conservative senior member...
Ginsburg, on the appellate court for the District of Columbia, is the former chief of the Justice Department's antitrust division. However, some Democrats believe Ginsburg is a conservative ideologue in the mold of Robert H. Bork, whose nomination was turned down by the Senate last Friday...
...Senate Democratic source, speaking only on condition he not be named, said Democrats have not found any reason to oppose Kennedy. But this source, and sources from liberal groups that opposed Bork, made clear that they have not fully researched Kennedy's record...
...best face on the situation, telling reporters he ( had 'great confidence" in Mrs. Reagan's doctors. But sources close to the Reagans reported that his wife's condition has distracted the President while the White House was trying to manage the crisis in the Persian Gulf and salvage Robert Bork's sinking Supreme Court nomination...
...Bork's defeat had been anticipated for weeks. A majority of members had announced their intention to vote against him even before the Senate this week staged more than 25 hours of debate over his qualifications...