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... matters are involved , although there are limits to their discretion , as President Nixon painfully discovered when the Supreme Court denied his request to withhold certain tape recordings from a Federal court trial . As a practical matter ...
... matters are involved , although there are limits to their discretion , as President Nixon painfully discovered when the Supreme Court denied his request to withhold certain tape recordings from a Federal court trial . As a practical matter ...
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... matters on which they had made contrary pledges to their constituents . The Republicans get along without formal rules in their conference but take such actions as are deemed necessary by majority vote . A Democratic caucus rule ...
... matters on which they had made contrary pledges to their constituents . The Republicans get along without formal rules in their conference but take such actions as are deemed necessary by majority vote . A Democratic caucus rule ...
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... matters . Even a cursory observer of Congress is impressed with the amount of legislative time wasted on relatively minor issues and the hasty fashion ( especially in the House ) in which matters of great importance are dealt with . A ...
... matters . Even a cursory observer of Congress is impressed with the amount of legislative time wasted on relatively minor issues and the hasty fashion ( especially in the House ) in which matters of great importance are dealt with . A ...
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