Word: veto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...political crisis had left the community states concerned over their sovereignty. During that crisis, the community had adopted a consensus form of decision making, which gave states a "de facto veto" over community policy, said Weiler...
Because of this, he said, decisions had been taking place "in the shadow of a veto," limiting the community's power...
...women in the Congress stood behind Democratic Representative Barbara Boxer of California in 1989 when she took on Illinois' powerful Henry Hyde in an attempt to restore Medicaid funds to pay for abortions for victims of rape or incest. The Boxer amendment passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed by the President. Although they were unsuccessful, fully 70% of the women Representatives voted to override the veto, in contrast to just 54% of the men. Similarly, it is in legislatures with very few women, like Pennsylvania and Louisiana, that some of the most restrictive abortion laws have been passed...
...relied heavily on advisers during the 1988 campaign, particularly when he was bogged down or distracted. Last week, as Bush tried to extricate himself from the budget mess, several of his closest pals conspired to rescue their leader. The plans, however, differed: Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher told Bush to veto the budget plan and run hard against Democrats. Secretary of State James Baker opined, "Get out of this as quickly as possible." Heeding Baker, Bush accepted the compromise deal. Embarrassed White House officials, including some who contributed to the problem, tried to pour cold water over rescue-mission reports...
...take-no-prisoners document designed to embarrass Republicans, and some Senate Democrats would have loved to embrace it. But George Bush, burdened by his many flip-flops, promised to veto any such bill. White House officials privately conceded that the veto threat was mostly bluff: Bush could not afford to shut down the government again. Still the gambit worked on Senate Democratic Leader George Mitchell, who joined his G.O.P. counterpart, Robert Dole, to fight off amendments from left and right...