Word: obtaine
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Painting Capitol Hill in lurid colors of corruption and incompetence, the authors feel, is the way to show the public how "Congress shackles itself with inadequate political campaign laws, archaic rules, the seniority system, secrecy, understaffing, and grossly deficient ways to obtain crucial information." Most essentially, Who Runs Congress is intended to reveal "a Congress which does not lead, but is led, and which continues to relinquish its constitutional authority and leadership role in government...
...giving him "an over-whelming mandate." Nobody caught the joke, including the press which interpreted the remark as a victory statement. Drinan then lauded Massachusetts as "the peace state" which delivered "its mandate to George McGovern." He concluded his talk by saying "Come hell or high water, we'll obtain our objective, that supreme objective of everyone here and everyone in the country: peace in this world." The cheers were lusty, but there was none of the bedlam which had broken out in Drinan's headquarters on election night two years ago. Drinan smiled as be heard the cheers, consented...
Barcus said the caucus hopes it can obtain publicity in prominent women's magazines for their cases. She added that they will send letters to the more than 250 campus chapters of Phi Delta Kappa asking them to join the protest...
...NORTH VIETNAMESE consider that the continued presence of their troops in the South will insure Saigon's compliance with the new agreement. Hopefully, President Thieu will noon realize that he can only obtain guarantees for the eventual withdrawal of the northern troops if all the political factions in the South agree beforehand that the victor in the elections will follow a strictly neutral foreign policy, release all political prisoners, guarantee individual liberties, and work diligently to rebuilt the country. Such an agreement should not be too difficult for Thieu since he and other South Vietnamese officials endorsed the idea...
...nothing but blasphemous malice to enliven a speech. Since Hersh and his audience know well how wrong such foul remarks are when made of Vietnamese, he has no excuse nor did the student who asked slyly why I got so excited. In the meantime I have called to obtain information to my belief that the hospital ship was there to help all, and I am confident to be proven fight. Union there is an apology, Hersh and the Institute of Politics must stand discredited. Peter V. Thomas