Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forge a compromise between Somoza and the junta, State Department negotiators found themselves watched closely by the dictator's congressional supporters, in one case literally. Two weeks ago, when Ambassador Pezzullo called upon Somoza to press for his resignation, the diplomat was surprised to meet New York Democrat John M. Murphy in the bunker office. Murphy, who first befriended the Nicaraguan 40 years ago when they were classmates at a Long Island military academy, is the dictator's staunchest supporter in the House. Murphy went to Managua at his friend's request and attended the meeting between...
...lawyers asked Judge Daniel DePasquale to bar the public and the press from court. The lawyers argued that adverse publicity would jeopardize their clients' chance for a fair trial. The prosecutor made no objection, and the judge cleared the courtroom. But a reporter from Gannett's Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and Times-Union later challenged the judge's ruling: the reporter relied on the Sixth Amendment, which provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial," and claimed a "right to access" under the First Amendment. The judge...
...July. State Department policymakers worry that action penalizing Mexican exporters would be a classic case of myopic policy. White House Inflation Fighter Alfred Kahn reckons that the lack of low-cost Mexican produce could add .5% to food prices. Two powerful Floridians on the House Ways and Means Committee, Democrat Sam Gibbons and Republican L.A. Bafalis, have blocked one measure that would have exempted produce from antidumping laws. Now it is up to Treasury to see if the case can be settled so that the U.S. will not find it has bruised relations with Mexico for the sake...
...Administration had been so afraid of losing that it pulled its legislation off the floor. The Administration had hoped that Congress would approve an ongoing mechanism to carry out the provisions of the treaty over the 20-year span. That was too much to wish for. Last week Democrat John Murphy of New York worked out a complicated compromise that, in effect, would give Congress the right to approve the operation every year...
...main reason for the Communist decline seems clear: the rank and file are unhappy over Berlinguer's strategy of sharing power with the Christian Democrats in the so-called historic compromise. By pledging parliamentary support to the Christian Democrat-led coalition, the party had to share the blame for the government's failure to deal effectively with such problems as inflation and unemployment. As a result, working-class support for the Communists has fallen off, especially in the big cities...