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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...triumphant Keverian last Thursday trotted out the names of his supporters, calling the bluff of McGee, who said he still controls a majority of the legislators, McGee has not produced the names of his supporters and has not challenged Keverian's list...
Since 71 of the names on Keverian's list are Democrats, a majority of the 130-odd member House Democratic Caucus, McGee is clearly on the defensivee in the Speakership fight. McGee, to have any chance of winning, would have to break the old tradition of nominating the Speaker within the Democratic Caucus and make a floor appeal to the tiny Republican contingent...
...This is over, and this is our way of demonstrating it," Keverian said at the news conference in which he unveiled his list of supporters...
...government, faced growing opposition within his own ranks. Seven Knesset allies, including the tiny leftist party, Mapam, refused to link themselves with their longtime ideological foes in Likud and withdrew from the Labor Alignment. Shamir had his share of headaches as well. At a party meeting to approve the list of Likud ministers, Sharon warned against yielding to Labor on certain issues, including the pace of Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank. Then a squabble developed over whether the National Religious Party (N.R.P.) with four seats or the Sephardi Torah Guardians (SHAS) also with four, would get the Ministry...
...moves have been several recent deals with major firms to bring computers to students and staff at cut-rate prices. The most publicized was the deal Harvard and 23 other universities signed with the Apple Computer Company last January under which students can now obtain the much touted Macintosh, list priced at $2400, for just...