Word: largest
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...final tally was even worse than anticipated for Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork. After three days of acrimonious debate, the Senate took a vote that Bork himself had requested to cut off the vituperation. Result: 58-42 against confirmation, the largest negative vote in history for a Supreme Court nominee. Joining the 54 Senators who had declared their opposition to Bork were Wisconsin Democrat William Proxmire and three surprises: Virginia Republican John Warner, Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn and Mississippi Democrat John Stennis, the Senate's conservative senior member...
...only shadow on this idyllic scene is the restive presence of the Palestinians, and keeping tabs on them and their leaders becomes Tom's job. Before long he establishes a tenuous contact with Jamal Ramlawi, a handsome, brooding young man reputed to be a rising star in the largest guerrilla organization. Jamal refuses to spy directly for Rogers and the CIA, but he does offer liaison, a system of sharing information between his organization and the U.S. Rogers' superiors back in Washington dislike this arrangement but eventually accept it in the absence of anything better...
...grew. Now dubbed the twin towers, a reference to Manhattan's World Trade Center and the long shadows it casts across Wall Street, the hulking deficits are threatening to sink the U.S. economy. In just a twinkling, between 1981 and 1986, the U.S. has metamorphosed from the world's largest creditor to the biggest borrower, carrying a net debt to foreigners that is expected to hit $1 trillion...
...harsh glare of television lights and strobe flashes, the 63-year-old man seemed tired. His fatigue was understandable. For months, Noboru Takeshita had been the front runner among three candidates to succeed Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japan's popular Prime Minister. But though he controlled the largest bloc of votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (L.D.P.), Takeshita did not have enough to take the office outright. Negotiations to persuade his rivals to withdraw were deadlocked. By 10 p.m. on the eve of a party vote, Takeshita, the consummate dealmaker, had realized there were no more deals to make. He reluctantly...
...became the party's secretary general. "Takeshita knew everyone's name," says a government official. "Unlike other politicians, he took great personal interest in you, no matter what your rank." His care and diligence paid off. Among the many feuding factions that make up the L.D.P., Takeshita leads the largest -- 114 members of 445 party members in the Diet...