Word: rescinding
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Although on that particular night a good time was had by all, Judge Douglas Ginsburg still was compelled to rescind his bid for a seat on the Supreme Court. This set off a chain reaction in the government. As each new nominee was embroiled in controversy and rejected by the Senate, the administration's policy of leniency constantly had to be expanded. Samples of the confirmation hearings for the next few nominees after Bork and Ginsburg follow...
...terms of the economy and national security, the report is likely to broaden the base of opposition to the Administration's information policies, say university officials. And by framing their argument in these politically pressing terms, Shattuck and Spence provide a document that may very well persuade congressmen to rescind the Administration's policy changes...
Action on government information policy has been quiet since last spring, when Congress forced Reagan to rescind what has come to be known as "the Poindexter memorandum." The memorandum, drafted by former National Security Adviser John Poindexter, would have allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to monitor and regulate almost all commerical and academic information stored electronically in the country...
...organizers of the protest originally hadcalled on the IOP to rescind its invitation toCarr, but they withdrew that demand after meetingwith student and staff representatives responsiblefor the study groups, said Mark A. Merante '88,the president of Perspective, Harvard's liberalmonthly journal...
Chun's concession was to rescind his April 13 order postponing debate on democratic reform of the constitution until after next year's Summer Olympics in Seoul. But the President wanted to restrict such debate to the National Assembly, which had already considered the matter for nearly a year without taking action on it. The opposition, which has set as its primary goal direct presidential elections, insists that the issue be submitted to a national referendum...