Word: mid-term
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...recently the worst of times, it now seemed almost the best of times to be a Democrat for the 2,000 delegates who gathered last week in Kansas City for the first mid-term convention of its kind ever held by a U.S. political party. The swing had been manic: from corrosive division and humiliating defeat in 1972 to last month's sweeping triumph in the off-year elections and the reasonable prospect of wresting the White House from Gerald Ford in 1976. And though some of the old intramural conflicts still struck sparks, the downs and ups seemed...
...closing session of the party's first mid-term national convention, Strauss said, "Together, we have shown that the Democratic party is ready to govern America again...
...constitution makes no provision for the resignation of officers in mid-term. RUS has customarily abided by Robert's Rules of Order in all cases not specified in the constitution, Collins said...
...amendment would give the RUS legislature the power to elect new officers in cases of mid-term resignations...
Major disputes over party rules and procedures may erupt this weekend when more than 1600 rank-and-file Democrats and some 300 Democratic officeholders assemble in Kansas City, Mo., for the party's first mid-term national convention...