Word: caucuses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plan to resolve his problems until he could "vindicate" himself. He gave no details, but Albert went along. Said the Speaker: "As long as you're doing that, that's fine." Moreover, Albert said that he would advocate no action against Hays by the House Democratic caucus so as not to "prejudice" the case...
...disagreed with the conclusion that the Oregon defeat, combined with previous losses in Nebraska and Maryland and his squeaker win in Michigan, meant that his campaign was stalled. But he reluctantly acknowledged a "psychological setback in momentum." The damage from the string of defeats was readily reflected in several caucus states as they continued selecting delegates. Cooled off about Carter, Missouri Democrats gave him only 28 delegates instead of the 40 that he had reckoned on. A week earlier, he ended up with only 23 pledged delegates in Virginia -17 fewer than anticipated-though at least ten of the state...
Last week in the cavernous Senate Caucus Room, the 153-member Democratic Platform Committee rose to welcome him. Kennedy, sensing their readiness to hear him, gave the moment his best effort. Perched on the edge of his chair and leaning into the audience, his voice booming out, his hand slicing back and forth, he gave his views on domestic and world issues. He finished to a prolonged ovation. Intoxicated for the moment by the look and the sound of him, many members seemed almost eager to embrace the dangers of his candidacy...
Still, blacks are organizing to make Carter-or whoever eventually gets the Democratic nomination-take notice of them. In a three-day meeting that ended last week in Charlotte, N.C., more than 1,000 members of the Caucus of Black Democrats brandished what is at least their negative power-withholding black votes from a candidate they consider insufficiently responsive. Said Gary, Ind., Mayor Richard Hatcher: "Any candidate running for President who feels that black people have no other option, no place to go, is in for a rude awakening. If we choose not to support any of the candidates...
Ongoing Dialogue. Kissinger's speech was an important step in keeping the dialogue going that Washington initiated with the Third World at the U.N. last fall. Still, it fell short of meeting the proposals the Group of 77, as UNCTAD'S working caucus is called, drafted at its February meeting in Manila...