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...Andreas Papandreou threatened to torpedo its major goal: a painstakingly constructed agreement on the terms under which Spain and Portugal would be able to join the Community. Papandreou announced that unless the Community provided a six-year, $3.75 billion program to assist poor farmers in Mediterranean countries, he would veto any entry plan...
Tribe, a nationally recognized expert on First Amendment issues, had represented successfully Grendel's Den, a local restaurant, in challenging a legal statute upholding a neighborhood church's right to limit liquor licensing within its immediate vicinity. Under Massachusetts law at that time, churches and schools could veto liquor licenses for any establishments within a 500-foot proximity...
...harbors last February and March (the mining stopped by April). The Sandinistas lost no time in going before the United Nations Security Council in New York City, introducing a resolution that called for the immediate end to the mining of Nicaraguan ports. The U.S. used its Security Council veto to block the resolution. The Nicaraguans then decided to take their complaint to the World Court, the judicial arm of the U.N. and the highest forum for resolving disputes between nations. When the U.S. learned of Nicaragua's intention, it launched an ill-conceived pre-emptive strike: just three days...
...that isn't easy to do if you're starting at the bottom of a $170 billion hole." Martin Anderson, a former Reagan adviser, believes the Administration will press for constitutional amendments that would limit Government spending, require a balanced budget, and empower the President to veto specific budget items. Says Anderson: "The President is talking about a fundamental change in economic strategy, and he will push...
What is more, Shamie has exhibited little grasp of foreign policy affairs and clings to the patently absurd notion that somehow the deficit will disappear after a few years of moderate economic growth, a balanced budget amendment and a Presidential line item veto. It is a ridiculous theory, but it is one shamie must cling to in order to bang home his bit campaign pitch: no more taxes. In the course of the campaign, however, Kerry has forced Shamie to concede instances in which he would agree to a tax increase...