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Word: halleek (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...just enough to defeat the 90-day extension (by a hairline vote of 178 to 163). Republicans and Southerners had not yet given up. Heading into the final vote, Indiana's Republican Charlie Halleek crowed confidently: "I think the Democratic leaders are a little panicky. All those votes were very, very close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Very, Very Close | 3/21/1949 | See Source »

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