Word: chambers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Bush, for whom loyalty is close to a religion, quickly announced that he would carry the fight to the Senate floor. A vote by the full chamber may take place this week, assuming Tower does not take the White House off the hook by withdrawing. Considering that the Democrats hold a 55-to-45 majority -- and that, for all the sanctimonious clucking about Tower's personal habits, last week's vote was overtly partisan -- Bush is likely to suffer a second and perhaps more damaging loss...
Tomorrow night the Harvard Glee Club, the Radcliffe Choral Society and the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum present the famous Requiem by Johann Brahms. With such a powerful choral ensemble, accompanied by the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra and feature solosits baritone Sanford Sylvan and soprano Doralene Davis, tomorrow night's show promises to be outstanding. For ticket information call...
Tonight the Harvard-Radcliffe Ensemble presents its third of four yearly performances, this time showcasing the works of Kirchner, Debussy and Beethoven. The Ensemble is a 17-member chamber music group. Tonight's performance will highlight Kirchner's Piano Trio, Debussy's Cello Sonata and Beethoven's "Ghost" Piano Trio...
...joint session of Congress is the most august forum available to a President. The setting alone -- the entire Government of the United States solemnly assembled in one vast chamber -- imparts a majesty and a grandeur to the occasion. The maiden address to Congress by a new President adds a further element of anticipation and drama. For George Bush, in particular, last Thursday's performance was the long awaited moment of self-definition, the chance to put to rest forever the stale gibes about his difficulties with "the vision thing...
...program. White House aides talked confidently of the President's "action agenda." Bush had been predicting publicly that Congress would not like his courageous proposals, even as he artfully wooed legislators to ensure a warm reception. By the time the new President made his triumphal entrance into the House chamber, beaming and backslapping like a joyful alum at a Yale reunion, the stage was set for the programmatic speech that would boldly launch the Bush Administration...