Word: obstructione
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The demonstrator demanded that about 100 of their number be allowed to present to President Johnson or one of his assistants the signatures on a peace petition. A spokesman said that "nearly 7000" people have signed the petition, pledging to refuse service in the armed forces and to encourage obstruction...
The almost accidental discovery was made after doctors at Memorial had all but given up hope for a patient dying of renal failure. The vaunted artificial kidney could no longer clear the poisons from his blood, and only a transplant offered any hope. But the only kidney available was far...
For example, in the last Congress, liberals used traditional conservative tricks--which did not work particularly well for the conservatives in that Congress--against the conservatives. Two examples of this are such traditional liberal objects of attack-- Committee obstruction and the filibuster.
Second, while Dr. Graham did express opposition to demonstrations which block highways, he made it clear that he was referring only to incidents such as the proposed stall-in at the World's Fair, or the obstruction of traffic on the Triborough Bridge. He gave his explicit endorsement to recent...
Politics has put the problem of rising costs squarely on the Governor's shoulders. Congressional obstruction--until this week--has prevented all but piecemeal federal aid to local school systems. As a result Governors have been forced to go before their legislatures begging for money, forced to haggle with entrenched...