Word: nonpartisan
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...first time since the House Intelligence Committee was given its oversight role in 1977, the members split on party lines. The breakdown of the committee's traditional nonpartisan approach threatened to undermine its sensitive role. "The one thing I don't want is to see this committee deteriorate into a partisan group," lamented Boland after the vote...
Although the presidency is a largely ceremonial and nonpartisan post, the results meant that seven members of Begin's coalition had defected, delivering the Prime Minister an embarrassing defeat. It echoed the humiliation Begin suffered in 1978 when Labor also won the presidency with the popular Yitzhak Navon. Earlier this year, Navon decided not to seek another five-year term. Instead, he may become a contender for leadership of the Labor Party, which means he could be Begin's opponent in the next election...
...saying Mass. Romero has become a martyr to the poor and to the rebellious left. John Paul may pray at Romero's tomb in the Metropolitan Cathedral, a gesture fraught with political significance. The right wing contends that the guerrillas have distorted Romero's nonviolent, nonpartisan social views, and fears that the Pope's action will be used by the insurgents as an endorsement of their cause. Ironically, the Pope may be greeted when he arrives by the man who has been accused of ordering the shooting of Romero: Roberto d'Aubuisson, 39, the rightist president...
Navon, too, was being careful, confining his statements to "nonpartisan" concerns. He told the President that even those in Israel who support Reagan's Sept. 1 peace plan, which calls for the Israeli-occupied West Bank to be linked to Jordan, fear that the proposal could be "misinterpreted" to allow for an independent Palestinian state one day. After a speech before the National Press Club and a tour of Mount Vernon with his wife Ofira, Navon flew on to New York City and Boston for talks with American Jewish groups and others...
...major attempt to resolve the doubts in favor of his party came last week. Initially, the White House sought to purchase time for a major TV address, but the networks balked. Reagan's aides then requested a free half-hour for what they billed as a "nonpartisan" economic report to the nation. Over the howls of Democrats, CBS and NBC agreed...