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Word: obstructionism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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As an addendum to the committee's petition Inquisitor Seabury expressed publicly for the first time just what he thought the investigation was heading into: "Corruption in the government of New York City is widespread. . . . This corruption could not exist on so large a scale if the sinister forces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATES 6? CITIES: Boss on the Stand | 8/24/1931 | See Source »

"What do you think of the way the Senate has formed this obstruction coalition?"

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Plain Tourists | 3/3/1930 | See Source »

The most sensational single development of the Chicago survey was the elimination of all parking in the congested "loop" area. It was obvious to the survey engineers that the lanes of parked cars along the curb were a serious obstruction to all traffic movement. But there is no more delicate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chicago Traffic Congestion Relieved by Advice of Harvard Bureau--Most Streets Used at Efficiency of 50 to 75 Percent | 1/10/1930 | See Source »

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