Word: objectionability
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Such a description befits McGee's relationship with the 160-member House. According to the established written Rules of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Speaker "shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other members; and shall decide all questions of order subject...
Mr. Conway's major objection to demands that Harvard divest stems from the claim that by doing so the University would merely "dissociate itself from the South Africa question" and "walk away from the problem" By investing, he argues, "Harvard University can play an important role in influencing change." However...
Reagan's delicacy, however, did not impress government opponents. According to South Korea's National Council of Churches, about 400 political prisoners are in the country's jails, while another 400 political prisoners are banned from holding office. The opposition was particularly incensed that Chun had placed...
Such strong-arm tactics have intensified the anxieties of the Roman Catholic Church, to which 90% of Nicaraguans belong. The church has refused to endorse enforced participation in an army that, it feels, is indistinguishable from the ruling party. It has spearheaded a campaign for conscientious objection, maintaining that no...
Last week, however, after sending a letter of apology to the First Lady, O'Neill also recanted on his objection to the Reagan invasion. He said, in a prepared statement. "The [Congressional] delegation has now returned with the information that at the very minimum a potentially life-threatening situation existed...