Word: gress
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...President, a sports addict who also knows that the American football bloc is a formidable constituency, came out solidly behind the idea and said that he hopes to sign a bill into law before Con gress goes home this week - a doubtful prospect at this point. In any case, Nix on had made the gesture. In a sense, it was even a grandly selfless move: since the White House telecommunications network can pick up virtually any broadcast in the country, Nixon person ally never has to miss a Washington Redskins game on the tube...
...them has three times denied the country's highest office to the candidate receiving the greatest number of popular votes. Twice it has resulted in, and several times-most recently in 1968-it has threatened the chaos of a disputed election's being thrown to Con gress for resolution. Last year, in the wake of that recent near-fiasco, a pro posed constitutional amendment for direct election of the President was passed by the House of Representatives. Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee added its approval and sent the amendment to the floor for a debate that...