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House Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (D-Mass.) called the Senate bill "better than nothing" and said the House might accept it to "get a foot in the door...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Drug Bill Easily Passes Through Senate | 10/1/1986 | See Source »

...views, similar to those of the President, became visible during his bid to unseat possibly the most popular incumbent Congressman in the state, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill. One observer suggested that this politically risky move had won him points with the national Republican leadership...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: Alum Picked for U.S. Attorney | 9/30/1986 | See Source »

Kennedy, 33, eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, used a slick advertising campaign, a late endorsement from O'Neill and a strong get-out-the-vote operation to win 52.4% of the ballots. The closest of his rivals, State Senator George Bachrach, got 30.2%. Kennedy now faces Republican Businessman Clark Abt, who is given almost no chance. When family members gathered for a victory party, Senator Edward Kennedy, Joe's uncle, quipped, "I'm delighted Joe decided to run for the Eighth and not against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Massachusetts: Joe Kennedy's First Hurrah | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...very exciting here," he said, "if you happen to be a monk." Among those joining the three days of discussions and routines: Art Buchwald, Robert Klein, Mark Russell, Mort Sahl and Chevy Chase, Cartoonists Jeff MacNelly and Berke Breathed, assorted presidential speechwriters and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, who broke a solemn vow against singing in public by serenading Betty Ford with When Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Muttered O'Neill as he shambled off the stage: "Who talked me into doing that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pratfalls of the Presidency | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...eloquent half- hour address began and ended with standing ovations, and was interrupted by applause eleven times. It was, said House Speaker Tip O'Neill, the "finest speech I've ever heard in my 34 years in Congress." Above the din of cheering officials, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole said to Mrs. Aquino, "Cory, you hit a home run." Without missing a beat, Aquino smiled and shot back: "I hope the bases were loaded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Cory Hits a Grand Slam | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

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