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Opponents might also attempt to weigh down thelegislation with amendments to slow its passageor, in the event of considerable change, force thebill into a conference committee between House andSenate. Any resulting compromise would stillrequire passage by both houses in a finalenactment vote...
...Edward P. Kirby (R-Whitman) has pledged todo everything in his power to stop the bill. Theconservative senator has argued that a gay rightsbill would inappropriately duplicate the effectsof affirmative action...
...Senate could also move to send the bill toreferendum, giving voters the power to decide thelegislation's future. While some representativessaid they did not feel civil rights issues shouldbe decided by ballot, LaFontaine says he isconfident the bill would win in Massachusetts butadds, "It would be a very costly effort...
Perhaps without Mobuto's iron hand and corrupt body politic, Zaire would have fragmented long ago. Perhaps the blood Mobuto has shed is less than the blood that would have spilled were it not for his autocratic rule...
...Coach] Krass told me [Bales] was having trouble with low balls to her backhand, so I started slicing low to her backhand," Pollack said. "She was a hard hitter, and if I had tried to hit hard with her, it would have been a lot closer...