Word: partisan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...covered the heartland, found that people were openly discussing the possibility of presidential impeachment. He detected a shift in the public's attitude toward the press. "In the early days of Watergate," says Wierzynski, "I used to get chewed out regularly about press irresponsibility, particularly when talking to partisan Republicans. For the most part, recent events have stilled the lectures...
...Administration may be touched by corruption, provided that he does not condone it. He may make mistakes, many of them. He may fight the other branches of Government, for this is sometimes necessary to get things done. None of these matters?especially since they are always subject to partisan interpretation?are sufficient in themselves to justify the removal of a President...
Rodino got his subpoena power, but in a 21-17 vote that was on strictly partisan lines. The Democratic leadership in the House is gravely worried about provoking such splits, fearing that they would only exacerbate divisiveness throughout the nation. Additionally, any conviction of an impeached President would obviously require a substantial number of Republican as well as Democratic votes. That means, as Rodino repeatedly reminded his colleagues, that "we'll have to get bipartisan support...
Momentous Project. The committee chairman professed no alarm over the glaringly partisan vote by the committee's 21 Democrats and 17 Republicans, saying that by consulting with G.O.P. members he will be able to still partisan suspicions. Rodino promised ranking Republican Edward Hutchinson that he and other G.O.P. members will be kept fully informed of all committee activities and will never be confronted by the Democrats with surprise developments...
Ralph J. Perk, Republican mayor of Cleveland, retained office in a landslide victory over city council clerk Mercedes Cotner in the non-partisan election yesterday...