Word: votes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...election year when the economy is suffering from rising unemployment, American workers might be tempted to vote for the politicians who promise to safeguard their jobs in the short-run by restricting imports. But over the long haul, such a policy will only hurt these workers as consumers. And worse, scrapping free trade ultimately will erode the long-term welfare of the American worker, which protectionist politicians claim so vigorously to protect...
Among the panel's recommendations was a call for the replacement of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) with an executive agency headed by a single administrator. At present, the five-member NRC must make all major decisions by majority vote...
...agreed to major changes. Unfortunately for Baker, the public does not seem to care as much about SALT II as Baker and his Democratic counterpart, Senate majority leader Robert C. Byrd (W. Va.). Baker's amendments, which had the potential to kill SALT II, met defeat by a one-vote margin in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last Wednesday, and Capitol Hill colleagues have no idea how the skillful politician plans to use the issue for further gain...
Although the report from Scott County looks strong, Baker will need more than one county to get to the White House. To lure female support, Baker supports the Equal Rights Amendment, though his record shows that he did not vote in favor of a time extension for its ratification...
...Democratically elected? Who was democratically elected? Nkomo and Mugabe were left out of the vote...