Word: lameduck
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...times in his presidency, there was nothing on Harry Truman's desk that required urgent action. His chief unfinished business-other than backing up Jimmy Byrnes at Paris-was filling some top Administration vacancies. He had at least one good candidate around: Wisconsin's able, lameduck Senator Robert M. La Follette. Dopesters had Bob La Follette taking over the chairmanship of the TVA, thus releasing David E. Lilienthal to become chairman of the new Atomic Energy Commission...
...uniform, suitable for one silver star, had waited for orders to fly to North Africa, perhaps dreaming of marching into Rome at the head of U.S. columns. But a Congressional hubbub over "political generals" had stopped the appointment cold; Franklin Roosevelt sent to Italy two other New York Democrats, lameduck Charles Poletti, ex-lieutenant governor, and William O'Dwyer, Brooklyn's D.A.-on-leave...
...special committee meeting of five Senators was called to discuss Jurney's job; Senator McKellar nominated Mississippi's lameduck Senator Wall Doxey to replace him. The legislators, meeting secretly, called in Jurney, made him argue hard & long for his job. At week's end no decision was apparent. Jurney's destiny will wait upon the committee report and a Senate vote...