Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aide which of the earlier Presidents, exclusive of Washington, Jefferson and Madison, he most admired, Nixon ticked them off: Jackson, because he set the economy right; Lincoln, because he held the nation together; Cleveland, because he reasserted the strength of the presidency through his use of the veto; Teddy Roosevelt, because he busted the trusts; Wilson, because he fought for a noble dream; Franklin Roosevelt, because he changed the nation's social fabric. "They all made a difference in their time," said Richard Nixon, who is determined to do the same, and in some areas already...
Early Lead. Since Waldheim was also entirely acceptable to Washington, he took an early lead in the intricate balloting devised for the occasion by the Security Council. In the first round, Jakobson was second, but was stymied by a Soviet veto on the grounds, said the Russians, that their Arab friends would object to the fact that he is Jewish (a contention that the Arabs privately denied). The Soviets also vetoed another contender strongly favored by Washington: Argentina's popular Carlos Ortiz de Rozas, who, like Jakobson, gave every promise of making the most of the job and moreover...
...could frustrate all efforts to come up with a common choice. With fresh instructions from Peking, Ambassador Huang Hua abstained on the next ballot. This was enough to put the Austrian over the top with eleven yes votes and only one undisclosed no-which did not come from a veto-wielding power. Next day the General Assembly confirmed Waldheim by acclamation...
...tower will probably be cited as a textbook example of bad urban design," says Allan Jacobs, director of the San Francisco Planning Department, who has never had any veto power over the antenna project. As he sees it, huge TV masts should be located outside cities. Most other critics would at this late date settle for a return to the original, or, indeed, any less offensive, design. The builders' response: the antenna is in the best location and has the best design to give people the best TV reception. Either way, it seems that the Golden City will soon...
...constitution. Alternative arrangements can be substituted only by amending the constitution, which would require a two-thirds majority in each house of the Rhodesian Parliament. Such a majority would need at least 17 African votes in the House of Assembly. Thus it is the Africans who have the "effective veto" on any proposals that would frustrate majority rule...