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...under the veto, but failed in this tactic when Ike refused to compromise on the budget line. Johnson was blamed by labor for swinging key Texas Congressmen to a tough version of the labor reform bill. So by half time, Johnson had picked up a serious new handicap: many a labor leader and many a Northern Democrat have vowed to see that he gets no place on the 1960 ticket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Score at Half Time | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...farm program, he failed to score with cloudy hints of Commodity Credit scandals, or help write a new party farm program. Half-time score: Symington is still the favorite of most Democratic pros (notably Missouri's own Harry Truman), is the only candidate with no "insuperable handicap," but cannot yet boast a single important legislative achievement to support his presidential pretensions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Score at Half Time | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...Four who did not lose heavily. He could balance off whatever union disfavor he incurred against the respect he earned for a man-sized fight against union racketeers. He convinced everyone that his footwork is good, leaving the question of whether he can fight to overcome his biggest political handicap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Score at Half Time | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...formula like his arithmetic tables. This year he realized that the formula assumes the boat will carry a mainsail, allows the use of jibs of any size without penalty. By weighing anchor without a mainsail for the Vineyard race, Luders got a bonus of an extra four hours' handicap. Instead of using Storm's normal headsails, he hoisted a gigantic genoa jib that was fully 34 ft. at the foot, had an area of 716 sq. ft.-more than the regular mainsail and fore-triangle combined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Faster Through a Loophole | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

Under her unorthodox rig, Storm sailed fine, both on and off the wind. She finished 3 hr. 18 min. 26 sec. behind the scratch boat. But with the extra four hours' handicap, Storm won handily, beat the fleet on corrected time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Faster Through a Loophole | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

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