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One of the touchiest parts of the plan involved Cambodia's neutral status. The Lon Nol government, though plainly pro-Western, is determined to preserve at least the facade of neutrality. Moreover, it hopes to win diplomatic support?and arms aid?later this month at a conference of Asian nations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Raising the Stakes in Indochina | 5/11/1970 | See Source »

A second major objection to the Bayh plan is that, in theory, a President could be elected without a broad geographical mandate. With the Bayh amendment, votes would still be counted state by state. If Hubert Humphrey in 1968 had lost 49 states by narrow margins (an average of, say...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: HOW NOT TO ELECT A PRESIDENT | 5/4/1970 | See Source »

This thought leads to the third objection to the Bayh plan, raised by some liberals. They argue that, contrary to ear lier appearances, it would favor conservatives over liberals. One of the anomalies of the Electoral College, they note, is that it gives minorities an influence beyond their numbers and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: HOW NOT TO ELECT A PRESIDENT | 5/4/1970 | See Source »

I have heard another objection to MIT's support for us and I have heard it from leading figures on this campus. "Look" they say, "you have to remember that GM gives a great deal of money to MIT and also that Dr. Killian, who may be personally sympathetic to...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Proxy Debate | 4/24/1970 | See Source »

The Court: That is a maxim of the law I never heard of, and I sustain [the prosecution's] objection.

Author: By James M. Fallows, | Title: Books Tales of Hoffman | 4/16/1970 | See Source »

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