Word: heflinism
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...often, Wills, like his subject, seems to fall victim to wide- screen rhetoric and to the appeal of marquee names: if Reagan's second wife Nancy co-starred with Van Heflin and Glenn Ford, the actors and the films are duly recorded. Meanwhile, canny observers of Reagan's presidential performance, such as Tip O'Neill or Robert Dole, are wholly absent...
...Howell Heflin (D-Ala.) who voted for Rehnquist, said, "In my opinion, these proceedings have been conducted with the utmost propriety...
Another student passerby said he agreed with the demonstrators but was too busy to stop. "Personally, I don't think Star Wars is a good idea, it's not practical," said Mike Heflin, a graduate student of astrophysics. "I'm also very hopeful that I won't have to work in defense when I leave...
...bill that would block the merger. The firm managed to get the bill through the House by using a little-known procedural rule at a late-night session. In the Senate, however, Mobil--represented by former Carter Aide Stuart Eizenstat--was able to stop the bill when Senator Howell Heflin of Alabama blocked consideration on the Senate floor. Heflin is a friend of Mobil Chairman Rawleigh Warner...
According to Senator Howell Heflin (D-Ala.), the Senate takes "a break whenever somebody has a fundraiser." With fundraising taking on such importance, special interest funds tend to distort the political system. PACs favor incumbents, with 72 percent of their contributions going to those already in office. This way, PACs can obtain more influence per dollar, wasting little on those who are not "safe" contenders for office. Unfortunately, with the average House seat costing $500,000 and a six-year lease on a chair in the Senate Chamber running its occupant around $3 million, challengers, receiving few PAC funds, cannot...