Word: congressed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...decided 'to work within the Democratic Party to reform it." This spring, when he ran as a McCarthy-pledged delegate, Elder and his running mate defeated organization opponents who were mayors of sizable towns. Since Robert Kennedy's death, he has also decided to run for Congress...
...electoral votes needed for victory. Wallace has said that in this case he might attempt to barter his electoral votes for policy concessions before the electors meet Dec. 16. In fact, it is most unlikely that any candidate would treat with Wallace. Thus, the issue would be up to Congress in January. The Constitution calls for the House of Representatives to select the President, with each state delegation casting one vote and a majority of 26 states needed for a decision. If no vice-presidential candidate had an electoral majority, the Senate would vote to fill the second spot...
Economy, the 90th Congress is learning to its embarrassment, is easier to preach than to practice. For nearly a year the recalcitrant lawmakers refused to approve the Administration's income tax surcharge until the President agreed to a $6 billion reduction in spending. Last week, faced with the actual task of trimming that much, they encountered formidable resistance...
...Fact Remains. All three judges disagreed-and each had different reasons. Chief Judge Robert E. Quinn was satisfied that the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, passed by Congress in August 1964, was equivalent to a declaration of war. "The language," he said, "clearly indicates that Congress recognized and declared that the Gulf of Tonkin attack precipitated a state of armed conflict." Judge Paul J. Kilday did not think the Tonkin resolution constituted a declaration of war, but he did think that "abundant authority exists to make clear that a condition of war between states may exist without a formal declaration...
...rises from life imprisonment to death. Assaulting or disobeying a superior also becomes punishable by death. While the Anderson decision applies only to military courts, its effective marshaling of precedents is likely to persuade the civilian courts to agree that the U.S. is indeed in a war-even if Congress never does get around to declaring...