Word: vacant
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...truly able and whether he will please key groups in the body politic. The nomination must enhance presidential prestige, win instant legal applause-and, occasionally, satisfy precedents established by earlier Chief Executives. The court now has a "Jewish seat" (Fortas) and a "Catholic seat" (Brennan); if they are vacant, can the President offend those groups by appointing members of other groups...
...Rhode Island has elected only Democrats to Congress since 1940 and, in proportion to its size, gave John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson the biggest majorities of any state. Yet in a special election last week to fill a vacant seat in the Second Congressional District, the Republicans came within a gnat's eyelash of winning...
...YORK, Mar. 13 -- James Meredith announced today the withdrawal of his candidacy for the House seat left vacant by the recent expulsion of Adam Clayton Powell...
About 2,500 people turned up for the grand performance (leaving 500 seats vacant in the Opera House), but for all the brilliant sets and Stravinsky's authoritative conducting, Soldat came off a trifle ragged in places. Which did nothing to discourage Director Ross. Stravinsky and the other stars won't be along, but soon Ross plans to pack up the Steinberg sets and a company of his regular troops to tour with Soldat throughout the state's mining towns, lumber camps and Indian reservations...
...House in the custody of the sergeant-at-arms and be there publicly censured by the Speaker in the name of the House."* In addition, Powell would lose his 22 years of seniority, dropping from 31st in standing to 434th among 435 members (one other seat is presently vacant). He would thus have to exchange his large, plush office for one of freshman dimensions and even forfeit his choice parking space in the congressional garage. He would also be required to sever from the office payroll his $19,300-a-year secretary-companion, Corinne Huff...