Word: weakened
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...chief, but the new regulations still face a challenge by Congress. Many Republicans and some Democrats have vowed to pass a law overturning them. Support for the EPA crosses party lines: Republican Senator Alfonse D'Amato of New York announced last week that he'd fight any attempt to weaken the rules. And even if Congress passes legislation to overturn the rules, opponents would probably be unable to muster enough votes to override a presidential veto...
...serious problem, the President is stalling on supporting a bill once again making its way through the House that would authorize an official apology for slavery. "To say it's wrong and that we're sorry about it is not a bad thing,? Clinton said Monday. ?That doesn't weaken us. Now, whether this legislation should pass, I just need some time to think about that." The President has said he would not support the next step, making monetary reparations to descendants of slaves, but a CBS News poll released Sunday indicated that a government apology may not be enough...
PARIS: Chirac's decision to dissolve the National Assembly and call for early elections proved to be an enormous blunder, one which will severely weaken his administration and most likely shift the balance of power towards the new Socialist prime minister, Lionel Jospin. But Paris Bureau Chief Sancton says that the powers vested in the French presidency will allow Chirac to maintain significant influence. "You hear people talking about him as a lame duck, but under the French Republic, the President has certain reserved powers, areas in which he is preeminent. These include foreign policy, security policy and diplomacy...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Supreme Court decision made it more difficult for the Justice Department to reject election law changes that weaken minority voting power. By a 7-2 vote, justices clarified how courts may use the Voting Rights Act of 1965 when reviewing changes state or local governments make in district boundaries or other voting procedures. At issue was a Louisiana school redistricting plan that the Justice Department rejected under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act for failing to comply with Section 2 of the act. Section 5 requires federal approval of many state and local election law changes...
Verba also said that the committee was concerned that departmental bypasses would weaken the Core system...