Senate Debate on the Panama Canal Treaties: A Compendium of Major Statements, Documents, Record Votes, and Relevant Events |
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... reason to be ashamed or to apologize . The canal has been good for the United States and good for Panama - and good for the world . On the other hand , for other positive reasons and because times and circumstances do change - I am ...
... reason to be ashamed or to apologize . The canal has been good for the United States and good for Panama - and good for the world . On the other hand , for other positive reasons and because times and circumstances do change - I am ...
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... reason for development of this novel theory of constitutional law is , I believe , a matter of practical politics rather than legal scholarship since public opposition to giving up canal is so overwhelming , and continues to be so ...
... reason for development of this novel theory of constitutional law is , I believe , a matter of practical politics rather than legal scholarship since public opposition to giving up canal is so overwhelming , and continues to be so ...
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... reason . To me , the most gifted element in this treaty is the 23 years in which we can learn to live with the treaty and with our situation . That is the key to why it should be approved , and for this reason . I know something about ...
... reason . To me , the most gifted element in this treaty is the 23 years in which we can learn to live with the treaty and with our situation . That is the key to why it should be approved , and for this reason . I know something about ...
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REPRESENTATIVE STATEMENTS ON THE MAJOR THEMES | 17 |
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1 Senator Edmund Muskie February 28 1978_ | 206 |
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