Word: vetoes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hands Congress a veto-and threatens more...
...veto is a prerogative that a President is given under the Constitution. It is not an abnormal authority. It is one that should be a routine part of the interrelationship between the White House and Capitol Hill. And it is not only a pleasure to have that authority to make my own leverage more effective, but it is a duty that falls...
Until Sadat's flat veto on further talks, Vance had hoped to meet with Dayan and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel, at the U.S. watch station in the Sinai and had even hoped that the Defense Ministers of both sides would attend. Sadat had insisted all along that there must be "new elements" from Israel before Egypt would participate in more talks. Washington expected that Dayan's hint at Leeds that Israel would be amenable to discussing "territorial compromise" in the West Bank would be sufficient. Instead, Sadat denounced the concept as fraudulent and negative. The Egyptian...
...four per cent of the individuals polled favored loosening eligibility requirements for federal student aid, while only 9 per cent favored a $250 reduction in taxes for each dependent's tuition. The tax credit plan is similar to the bill the House approved, which Carter has said he will veto if it reaches his desk...
...deep down Britain is more interested in maintaining its mid-Atlantic "special relationship" with America than in being a true Common Market partner. Squabbling continued through the week not only about money and planes but also over a common fisheries policy for the E.C.; the British are threatening to veto the policy unless they are guaranteed the lion's share (60%) of the catch. Said one exasperated West German official: "The British once and for all have to make up their minds whether they...