Word: reject
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...deal can be blocked only if both chambers reject it. So the Administration is pushing hard for approval from the full Senate, which is now scheduled to vote on the matter next week. Some of the White House lobbying has been less than subtle: in a swap for their votes, Democrat Dennis DeConcini of Arizona was informed that Reagan would not campaign against him next year, while Republican Charles Grassley of Iowa was told that his choice for U.S. Attorney back home would be quickly nominated. A more promising tactic to woo votes is the Administration's proposal...
...means by which most government-to-government arms sales are financed. The President asked for $6.7 billion in economic and military assistance for fiscal 1982, up from $5 billion spent in 1981. At a time when the nation is trying to cope with the new austerity, Congress may well reject any increases...
...Miriam Hopks. In its newest incarnation, Ayres supposedly follows the two women, here, Bisset and Candace Bergen as her best friend, Merry Noel Blake, from their college days in '59 up through 1981. It traces their literary careers and sexual histories up to apparent collective midlife decisions to reject men as anything other than sexual toys and to reject their own work. Ayres clutters the original melodrama at side issues like the effect of fame and notoriety in the lotlines like Bergen's alcoholic husband's secret love for Bisset. The change in title from Old Acquaintance to Rich...
Laurence H. Tribe '62, professor of Law, last week urged a Senate sub-committee to reject a proposed constitutional amendment to restrict abortion, saying that the measure "would distort the constitutional framework...
...plan will almost surely be defeated in the Democratic-controlled House. The big battle will come in the Senate, where it also seems doomed. To block the sale, both chambers must reject it within 30 days of last week's submission. Amendments are not allowed...