Word: consenting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...SOVIET UNION. "I have always favored withdrawing recognition from Russia. I never favored recognition from the start." In January he said that no President could take such a step without the advice and consent of the Senate. Since then, he has agreed that such consultation is not required by the Constitution, but says he would consult anyway. He now holds that that withdrawal of recognition should be used as a "bargaining device" to gain advantages from Russia. "Russia needs us far more than we need Russia. I would look on recognition as a tool to be used in negotiating...
...cloture petition is filed, probably by the middle of this month. Georgia's Senator Richard Russell, leader of the filibuster forces, makes "no claim as to being able to beat the gag rule." If the bipartisan coalition manages to invoke cloture, no amendments can be offered without unanimous consent, and no Senator can speak longer than an hour before final action on the bill, and Southern resistance will be futile. The present roll call...
...often when a good book or play becomes a movie, the script writers fail to see that they have good things in front of their noses; passionate (and pointless) adaptation turned such solid novels as Exodus and Advise and Consent into mediocre cinema. Fortunately, the men who took Gore Vidal's recent hit play The Best Man and made it into a movie had the sense to leave well enough alone. As a result, they have put together a terrific film...
Before he can officially take his seat on the council, Eckstein must testify before the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency, and then win "consent" from the full Senate. These steps are considered mere formalities, however...
...bill was automatically referred last month to the legislature's next annual session. Yesterday, however the House gave unanimous consent to a motion to send it back to committee...