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...pledged to eliminate patronage--an accepted legislative power--and tried to conduct a "management oriented" administration. The leadership accused Dukakis of being "rigid" and "arrogant," complaining that he did not consult them on state matters. During the 1975 legislative session, eight out of 16 of Dukakis' vetoes were overridden and he was defeated on several major bills including his campaign promise of abolishing the Governor's Council...
...turned out last week, Ford and the Republicans had a great deal of trouble. Not only was the President's veto overridden by a substantial margin-310 to 113-but 49 of the 144 Republican Congressmen voted with the Democrats. The startling defeat for Ford set the mood and the stage for what promises to be a congressional session full of tough, partisan politics and bitter confrontations with the White House. Hoping to help themselves-as well as their presidential candidate, whoever he may be-in the upcoming elections, the Democrats will be out to portray Ford...
...Concorde service runs directly counter to the noise abatement and other environmental policies and programs of the U.S." He was backed by New York Conservative Senator James Buckley. Said he: "I cannot understand how the interests of those people living in the flight paths of the Concorde can be overridden by those who want to shave a few hours off their flight times...
...spokesman for the National Education Association said yesterday the association is "confident that the veto will be overridden" and that "if Congress fails to override the veto in September, the President and Congress will draw up a compromise bill...
...sugar, it is not going to turn out to be ei ther good salt or good sugar. There come moments when you almost have to adopt an adversary position in order for people to understand what the issue is. Sometimes, even if you're going to be overridden in a veto, you stand and say, "Here, this is what we're going...