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Qualifying himself as a New Deal Democrat, Hughes said bypass the Democratic Primary and run as an independent because the party had "not remained true" to its tradition. He now must obtain 72,500 valid signatures his name on the ballot in November...
...their country cousins turn a deaf ear to their pleas, the cities have another course, which is the bogey of every state legislator who opposes the creation of a federal Department of Urban Affairs. The cities may be forced to bypass the state governments, which show little interest in their unique problems, and go directly to Washington for financial help. If that day comes, the states may lose their control over the big cities, thus eroding the U.S. system of federal-state government. In New York, there is the old proposition of seceding from Albany and joining the Union...
...Until the Middle Ages, saints were created by popular acclaim and decrees of local bishops, which Rome usually accepted as evidence of sanctity. Even now the Pope can bypass the Congregation of Rites, declare a saint on his own authority...
...whole idea of such sweeping federal aid. Roman Catholics wanted parochial schools included in the bill's $2.3 billion for elementary and high school construction and teachers' salaries. The House Rules Committee locked the bill up, 8-7, and when Kennedy's House lieutenants tried to bypass the committee and bring it directly to the floor last August, the result was a 242-170 defeat...
Since I am convinced that the earth is round, I hate to think that Russia might get an idea to "knock" on the back door of NORAD via the South Pole. Did not the Germans once bypass the famous Maginot line...