11. In the Indian parliament Wednesday, the government survived an opposition censure vote over the shrine fire. 12. Incoming House Speaker Bob Livingston of Louisiana has not indicated whether he will allow a censure vote in the House. 13. It is conceivable that if impeachment failed, Robert Livingston, the new speaker, would relent and permit a censure vote. 14. John J. Sweeney, president of the AFL-CIO, instructed union members to use a toll free line to call the Capitol and press Republicans for a censure vote. 15. Lockhart conceded, however, that White House entreaties to the GOP House leadership had yet to win a pledge to permit a censure vote on the House floor. 16. Livingston remains publicly uncommitted on whether to allow a censure vote. 17. Many lawmakers say any censure vote on the floor would most likely come only after impeachment had failed. 18. Rep. Tom DeLay, the Republican whip and a fierce critic of Clinton, fears that allowing a censure vote would siphon votes from impeachment. 19. The president normally dismisses a minister after a censure vote. 20. They are blocking a censure vote, he said, because they know it has a strong chance of passage. |
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