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...tested leader of the Leninist type" and a man of "outstanding political and organizational abilities and immense life experience." The delegates hardly needed the glowing accolades to be persuaded of Chernenko's virtues. No sooner had Gorbachev finished his brief nominating speech than all hands in the vaulted chamber shot up in unanimous approval of his proposal that Chernenko be elected President...
...from the committee), it will be debated before the first of May," said Representative Thomas Vallely (D-South End), the bill's sponsor. Vallely explained that although the Committee on Commerce and Labor remains divided over whether to recommend the bill it will probably reach the floor of the chamber because of its controversial nature...
...afternoon wore on, the crowd outside the Capitol grew larger and louder. Demonstrators carried placards demanding the return of God to America's classrooms. Television evangelists addressed the crowd through megaphones as journalists jostled for position. Inside the Senate chamber, Majority Leader Howard Baker announced: "The hour is at hand to stop talking and start voting." All 100 members came to the floor during the 52 minutes of roll calls as Vice President George Bush ceremoniously acted as presiding officer. But the final tally left many prayers unanswered. The vote last week on a proposed constitutional amendment to permit...
Taking the floor after the vote, North Carolina's conservative Republican Jesse Helms exclaimed, "Mr. President, we have just begun to fight!" Most Senators, however, wandered out of the chamber, apparently relieved that the voting was behind them. The controversy may persist, but the issue in the Senate and House is dead, at least for this year. If the President is reelected, the school-prayer amendment will most likely be resurrected. Said Reagan last week: "Our struggle will...
...outside forces, turned from a home into a hermetically sealed fortress. Spielberg talks about the "rage" he senses when he watches Jackson in concert, and the impression of angry release. Jackson, in front of an audience, is like a projectile?alive, explosive?that always returns, charge intact, to the chamber from which it was fired...