Word: unpopularly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Stable government and responsible leadership are important issues in the current campaign; their importance is perhaps over-stressed because of the static legislative program of the past Parliament. The splintered Conservative Party, with six ministerial vacancies and an unpopular leader, cannot hope to retain the 116 seats it won last June. The unified Liberal camp, with a clearcut platform and a responsible chieftain, will win a clear majority. The Liberals will be hardpressed by Social Credit in Quebec and New Brunswick and by the New Democratic Party in British Columbia and Ontario. As stimulating as minor parties are to traditional...
That happened in 1961. Last week, in an 8-to-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the convictions. The majority opinion, written by Justice Potter Stewart, argued that "the 14th Amendment does not permit a state to make criminal the peaceful expression of unpopular views...
Although the Brazilian economy has shown a marked improvement over the last several months, President Joao Goulart is "too much an opportunist to continue this necessary but unpopular economic planning," Thomas Skidmore, research fellow in Latin American Studies, said Tuesday...
...Lawrence hockey fans were also upset by the committee's unpopular decisions. Earlier in the season, the Larries blasted Harvard 6-1. In spite of this decisive victory, St. Lawrence found itself fighting off Providence for a fourth place ranking while the Crimson languished idly in undisputed third...
McCormack expressed agreement with Casner's views, stating that otherwise unpopular individuals might never obtain adequate legal protection. If every lawyer shared Nizer's feelings, then the only person who could represent a Communist in court would be a lawyer who himself believed in Communism...