Word: congressmen
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...WRIGHT, 53, a Texan who is generally regarded as the most conservative of the candidates. If elected, Wright would help swing the votes of Southern Congressmen and some big-city Democrats...
...last part of the research attempts to determine if Congressmen take the specific problems and characteristics of their regions into account when voting on legislation. "This is an attempt to understand the Federal decision-making process," Jackson said...
...reason that picture has been developing so slowly is that influential Congressmen have been trying to thwart investigations of Korean activity by the departments of Justice and Agriculture -both of which depend upon Congress for appropriations. Should a Watergate-style Special Prosecutor be assigned to probe the Korean quagmire, as some observers suggest? So far, there has been little sign of congressional zeal for self-policing. Some months ago, a witness in the FBI investigation tried to tell a House Ethics Committee member what he knew about the Korean case. The Congressman refused to listen. His excuse: whatever he heard...
...initial steps in the campaign was the compilation of a list of 90 U.S. Senators and Congressmen targeted for lobbying and bribery. A memo containing that list fell into the hands of U.S. officials in 1973, but the FBI has only recently requested it in its official investigation of the Korea-Congress nexus. The investigation has revealed that American congressmen and assorted other government officials, including a state governor, accepted money and gifts from Park and his associates. Several of the contributions, including the one made to House Majority Whip John F. McFall, have not been in the form...
...addition to the cash and campaign contributions, South Korean businessmen and government officials have lavished gifts upon American congressmen both in the United States and during official visits to Seoul. The South Koreans in Washington, particularly Park, are not only generous with their money, but with entertainment. Many a congressman and senator has enjoyed evenings of fun and frolic at Park's famous Washington events. The Georgetown Club, a private social organization including officials like Tip O'Neill and Gerald Ford in its non-paying membership, is owned by Mr. Park...