Word: voting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this year," Cleary said. "Bush won't get a vote in the next election. We're not going to wait another eight years...
...made any secret of his distaste for affirmative action -- the attempt to remedy past discrimination by giving preferential treatment to minorities. Last week, only days after Reagan left office, his goal of reining in such programs got a major boost from the Supreme Court. By a 6-to-3 vote, the court struck down a Richmond ordinance intended to guarantee blacks and other minorities a greater share of the city's construction contracts. The decision not only threatened similar programs in 36 states but also potentially opened the door to legal attacks against other racially based government schemes...
Although the Senate vote was long expected, the House leadership's original plan was to weather the storm of public protest and let the pay raise take effect. Then, to lessen the political damage, they planned action on a bipartisan package of reforms including an honoraria...
Wright this week changed the course when he promised to hold a vote to kill the raise before the deadline if a majority of House members wanted...
...subsequent Associated Press survey on Wednesday showed 88 percent of those responding favored such a vote, but Wright said 57 percent of those responding to his private tally wanted the deadline to pass...