Word: congressmen
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While the intent of the recent shift of power from the White House to Congress is to improve and democratize our Government, it does not always work out that way. Senators and Congressmen seldom rise above the interests of their constituents, whereas the President is more likely to act in the interest of all the people...
This good story didn't bring tears of sympathy to my eyes. As for Congressmen "being watched more closely, criticized more and prosecuted more," most people would say, "It's about time...
...fire and brimstone regionalism" must not be allowed to overwhelm national economic policy. But sectionalist pressures are growing fast. At least six associations of elected officials and regional experts have been created by Northern states during the past 18 months alone. The largest: the Northeast-Midwest coalition of 204 Congressmen, headed by Massachusetts Representative Michael Harrington, which seeks legislation favorable to industrial states. In newspaper ads proclaiming THE NORTH SHALL RISE AGAIN, Michigan has called for a Great Lakes area "common market." Busbee in turn has been telling colleagues, "We in the South will be eaten alive...
Another imbalance exists in the types of stories newsmen select to cover, Freed said. While a "flashy story, such as South Korean Tong Sun Park's alleged bribing of Congressmen, receives a lot of coverage, a more important story, such as American troop withdrawal from Korea, receives comparatively little," he said...
During the talks, Sadat told Congressmen that he would "raise hell" if they did not approve a weapons sale. "I am speaking as a Partner and I am threatening," he said...