101. His dogged bargaining on Capitol Hill helped Clinton win passage of both the North American Free Trade Agreement and the sweeping General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 102. Hours earlier, the Duma had rejected the sales tax and a land tax measure, casting doubt on whether the government could win passage of its economic program. 103. If it passes that hurdle, the motion must also pass through the Constitutional and Supreme Courts and then win passage in the upper house of parliament. 104. In past years, budgets have won passage after relatively modest changes made by similar committees. 105. Last year, he helped win passage of legislation easing U.S. citizenship requirements for these veterans, most of whom are Hmong from the Laotian highlands. 106. Mail carrier Federal Express, for example, won passage last October of an amendment that made it harder for unions to organize FedEx truck drivers. 107. Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will work to help the Clinton administration win passage in Congress of permanent normal trade relations with China. 108. She said she had been involved in helping win passage of the measure. 109. She also tried but failed to win passage of sweeping tobacco legislation that would have raised tobacco taxes and set new restrictions on cigarette marketing. 110. Still, he vowed to win passage of the scaled back package before Congress begins a monthlong recess in August. |