Word: passes
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McGowan caught the Tigers sliding the wrong way, reversing directions on a pass to DeVries in front of the goal. He then powered the ball past Popham...
...There are only 10 states that have [gay] employment discrimination laws," Grossman said. "We are trying to pass a national discrimination employment...
Third, it is quite ironic that the article urges the "moderate" Speaker Hastert to try his "darndest" to pass the legislation. The implication, of course, is that he himself is a proponent of the legislation up against a recalcitrant opposition. In fact, he is one of the most stubborn opponents, and if anyone does manage to kill the legislation, it will probably be Hastert...
Kamath mentions in the article that the campaign finance legislation died in subcommittee. Not true. The Shays-Meeham bill actually passed in the House by a hefty margin (close to 100 votes, if I remember correctly), but the Senate's concomitant legislation couldn't muster the 60 votes to beat a filibuster, although it did have a majority. Campaign finance is not an "underdog issue," and in the upcoming legislative year it will have even more support and probably will pass...
Third, it is quite ironic that the article urges the "moderate" Speaker Hastert to try his "darndest" to pass the legislation. The implication, of course, is that be himself is a proponent of the legislation up against a recalcitrant opposition. In fact, he is one of the most stubborn opponents, and if anyone does manage to kill the legislation, it will probably be Hastert...