Word: vetoes
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...including the U.S. A glaring example of what not to do is the Jenkins bill, named for Georgia's Congressman Edgar L. Jenkins. The bill, which calls for restrictions on textile imports from China and other Asian nations, passed both houses of Congress, but Reagan killed it with a veto...
...wireless home network or stream digital music from a computer to another room in the house. The "convince me" pages offer reasons why you should take on a particular job in the first place-which comes in handy if you've got a skeptical spouse with veto power. Visitors are invited to vote on which projects CNET's experts should tackle next...
...efforts, Harvard scientists have also supported the political cause of stem cell research. Many lobbied and testified in support of the Travaglini bill before members of the Mass. state legislature—a fact which Travaglini’s office says was key to overturning Romney’s veto by a wide margin...
Both the HSCI and Harvard Medical School (HMS), as well as Harvard’s major teaching hospitals, joined the Massachusetts Citizens United for Research Excellence (MassCURE), a group which was created in March to battle Romney’s expected veto. Quickly gaining over 30 institutional members across the state, MassCURE pushed to remove “ambiguous language” about stem cell research from legislation and advocate for bills that would make Massachusetts “hospitable to embryonic stem cell research,” according to its website...
...nothing for his service to Harvard, but his influence over the world’s most prestigious university is boundless. Several individuals close to members of the Corporation, including their friends and former Harvard officials, say that as the board’s most senior member, Houghton effectively exercises veto or approval power over nearly every major decision at the University. His support would be essential if the president were to survive the growing drumbeat of criticism...