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The cause passed to William Proxmire, a Democratic senator from Wisconsin, Power said. Proxmire made a speech every day for 19 years in the Senate until the convention was finally ratified in 1988.

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Power Criticizes U.S. Response to Genocide | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

President Clinton may cling to a separation of church and state that allows him to share his latest Monica mea culpa with an audience of forgiving preachers, only to free himself to dwell on his secular achievements when he addresses the party convention on Monday night. But that wouldn't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleeding-Heart Republicans vs. God-Fearing Democrats — What Is This? | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

Senator Lieberman mentioned God 16 times in his announcement speech, even invoking evangelical Christian tradition when he asked the party faithful to "allow me to let the spirit move me as it does" before citing the injunction in Chronicles to "give thanks to God, and declare His name and make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleeding-Heart Republicans vs. God-Fearing Democrats — What Is This? | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

Of course it's too early to predict the precise convention choreography that will be adopted by the Democratic image makers, but don't be surprised if there's more than a dose of Old Time religion. Made all the more incongruous, perhaps, by the fact that the whole shebang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleeding-Heart Republicans vs. God-Fearing Democrats — What Is This? | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

This has now become an especially topical issue because the Latin American songwriter of "Livin' La Vida Loca," Robi Rosa, is going loco at the Republicans for using his recent hit song "The Cup Of Life" (a sort-of "Livin' La Vida Java") as a centerpiece of their convention. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Party Music: Look What They Done to My Song, Ma | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

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