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    Congressional Distinguished Service Award

    Congressional Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Father Robert Drinan, outgoing CIA director Porter Goss, Ambassador Lindy Boggs, and Vice President Richard Cheney. Speaker Haste…

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    Robert F. Kennedy Tribute

    A tribute was held to honor the life and legacy of the late Robert F. Kennedy. His daughter Kerry Kennedy and Rep. Edward Markey hosted a reception at the Capital to commemorate what would h…

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    Freedom of Expression

    Panelists and four Washington, DC students talk about how the U.S. Constitution has preserved freedoms, especially those listed in the first amendment. Hypothetical situations were created f…

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    Religion and Judicial Nominations

    Senators and religious leaders spoke to reporters about charges that Democratic opposition to judicial nominations was based on religious bias. Following their remarks they answered question…

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    Prosecution of Terrorists

    Panel members discussed human rights, anti-terrorism efforts and the possible use of military tribunals in the war on terrorism. Following their presentations they answered questions from th…

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    Minority Whip Swearing-In

    Representative Nancy Pelosi D-California, was sworn in as the House Democratic Minority Whip at a ceremony in Statuary Hall of the Capitol. She was the first woman to hold that position and…

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    The Mobilization of Shame: World View of Human Rights

    Father Robert Drinan talked about his book The Mobilization of Shame: A World View of Human Rights, published by Yale University Press. Father Drinan gave a history of the movement, beginnin…

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    Abuse of Power

    Members of the Watergate Judiciary Committee testified on behalf of President Clinton saying that the allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice were not as serious as the allegations…

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    Historical Impeachment Review, Pt. 1

    The House Judiciary Subcommittee heard opening statements from legal experts and historians on the interpretation and history of impeachment in the U.S. During his statement, subcommittee me…

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    Historical Impeachment Review, Pt. 2

    The House Judiciary Subcommittee members questioned legal experts and historians about the history and interpretation of impeachment.

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    Senator McCarthy 80th Birthday

    Former colleagues and others gathered to pay tribute to Senator McCarthy’s long career in public service. Former Senator McCarthy spoke about the principles he tried to uphold during his pol…

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    Vietnam Moratorium

    The participants spoke in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam moratorium and its originator, Jerome Grossman. On October 15, 1969, 10 million people throughout the United States too…

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    Congressional Term Limits

    In this live call-in segment ‘Congressional Term Limits’ are debated and discussed. Several states approved limitations on the terms of their members of Congress in referendums earlier in…

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    One Person One Vote

    Mr. Drinan and Ms. Hillman discussed methods of discrimination in voting and the eventual extension of voting rights to almost all adult citizens over age eighteen in the U.S..

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    Individual Rights and Responsibilities

    Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) guest spoke at the American Bar Association’s first annual Spring membership meeting’s section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities and discussed the Civil…

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    Bioethics Moot Court: The Right to Die

    On the program "America and the Courts", the Georgetown University Law Center Barristers Council held the 1990 Bioethics Moot Court. A hypothetical case was argued by four teams of law stude…

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    Influence of Religion on Public Policy

    US Representative Henry Hyde and religious leaders talked about the role of religion in the formation of public policy. They answered audience questions.

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    Supreme Court Preview: 1988-89 Term

    The faculty of the Georgetown Law Center gave a preview of the upcoming Supreme Court term.

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