Despite Tennessee's best efforts, it looks as if Herbie will be unable to start the return leg of the race the following morning.

Despite that, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia scolded Wilson for having certified the amendment without Congressional approval.

Despite Hanna's efforts on his behalf, Ohio Senator John Sherman failed to gain the Republican nomination for president in 1884 and 1888.

Despite statements as a Senator, where he called for marijuana decriminalization, promises as a presidential candidate where he stated that marijuana laws needed to be reconsidered and explicit statements as president that he would respect state medical marijuana laws, Barack Obama has presided over 1. 7 million marijuana arrests and a nationwide campaign of raiding medical marijuana dispensaries.

Despite his short time in the Senate, Heiskell's longevity eventually made him, not only the oldest living former Senator, but also the last surviving person to have been a Senator in the 1910s.

Despite a widespread belief that Vice President Chester A. Arthur was a puppet of the Stalwart factions of the Republican Party, and particularly New York Senator Roscoe Conkling, Garfield's cabinet at least informally discussed scenarios under which Arthur could act as President.

Despite support from many colleagues, including ultimate 1988 Democratic candidate, Senator Paul Simon of Illinois, Bumpers decided to not seek the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988.

Despite the difficulty of finding an opponent for Lingle, former State Senator Randy Iwase decided to run for Governor.

Despite this discovery and its obvious implications, no action was taken against Wilson until Massachusetts State Senator Sen. Jack Backman ( D-Brookline ) led a Senate investigation into the case along with 19 other reports of negligence by state mental health workers.

Despite his years of service, the only political acquaintance who regularly visited him during his final years in a Veteran's hospital was his friend Senator John McCain.

Despite speculation that Neumann might run against Senator Herb Kohl or Governor Jim Doyle, he did not choose to seek elective office during the 2006 election cycle.

Despite this, however, the Executive later met the Senator on the estate coming from the rear of the house-some reports had it that the Senator jumped from a window, and after him came the Governor with his old civil war musket in his hands.

Despite a last minute effort by Democratic Senator John Kerry to filibuster, a cloture vote to end debate passed 72-25 on Monday, January 30.

Despite this strategy's success ( the Senator won his home state of California ), Vinick lost the presidential election to Santos by 272 electoral votes to 266.

“ The New York bankers got all they wanted ,” Wicker argues, “ with the single exception of banker control …. The Federal Reserve Act owes as much, if not more, to Senator Aldrich as it does to Representative Glass .” Despite some minor quibbles, Warburg himself largely celebrated the Owen-Glass Bill in The North American Review.

Despite this characteristic, Senator Kerry still managed a slim victory in Upstate New York, with 1, 553, 246 votes to 1, 551, 971 for Bush.

Despite being guarded by the X-Man Cable, he was not long afterwards assassinated at a college rally ( where he was speaking at the time ) by the anti-mutant activist Alan Lewis who felt that Senator Kelly betrayed their anti-mutant cause.

Despite initial claims to the contrary, he was not related to Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian American Christian who assassinated United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.

Despite being heavily outspent during her campaign, English won her 1992 General Election race against Republican Doug Wead after being endorsed by former U. S. Senator Barry Goldwater.

Despite the lack of committee assignments and legislative duties, she left Huron the day after Thanksgiving and drove to Washington, D. C., with her mother and an aide and spent the next five weeks in the capital as South Dakota ’ s Senator.

Despite being the only Senator to vote against both African American U. S. Supreme Court nominees ( liberal Thurgood Marshall and conservative Clarence Thomas ) and filibustering the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Byrd has since said joining the Klan was his " greatest mistake.

Despite this turnover in the ownership, a powerhouse team composed of Feller, Doby, Minnie Miñoso, Luke Easter, Bobby Avila, Al Rosen, Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Mike Garcia continued to contend through the early 1950s.

Despite their proximity to Qatar ( Suwād al Janūbīyah is only 1. 4 km from the Qatari mainland at the peninsula of Ras Abruq, while Rubud Al Gharbiyah, the island closest to the main island of Bahrain, lies at a distance of 19. 7 km to it ), the islands belong to Bahrain but were the subject of a dispute between Bahrain and Qatar.

Despite the low profile, he did record six albums as a leader between 1977 and 1984 ( including a 1984 trombone duo album with Al Grey ) and a few albums as a sideman, two with Count Basie, and on The Sting II soundtrack.

Despite public warnings from two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr. claiming that if a driver does not respect the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the place " will bite you-hard " Montoya shrugged off the advice claiming that all four corners were exactly the same and that the track required less attention than the road courses in the CART series and in European racing.

Despite his piety and biological relationship through his mother to Al as Shaykh family, and his support for the pan-Islamic movement in his struggle against pan-Arabism, he decreased the ulema's power and influence.

Despite such tight security, an incident occurred on November 17, 2002 in which a man apparently slipped through airport security at Ben Gurion Airport with a pocketknife and attempted to storm the cockpit of El Al Flight 581 en route from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, Turkey.

Despite, Islamic tradition claiming the tomb to be in Al Kifl near Najaf or Kifl Hares near Nablus, in 1047, Nasir Khusraw discovered it to be al-Damun.

Despite a unsettled start, when he surrendered a two-run home run to Orlando Cepeda in a three-run first inning, Lolich remained calm and proceeded to pitch eight scoreless innings, as the Tigers scored two runs in the fourth inning, then went ahead in the seventh inning, when Al Kaline hit a bases loaded single to drive in two runs.

Despite its size, Burj Al Arab holds only 28 double-story floors which accommodate 202 bedroom suites.

Despite this, Al Fahim completed the takeover on 26 August ; Al Faraj moved to review a takeover of West Ham United.

Despite his reputation as a pitcher who intentionally threw at hitters, Goose stated that he only threw at three hitters in his career: Ron Gant, Andrés Galarraga, and Al Bumbry.

Despite having a small production, the lack of lighting or formal setup, granted extra flexibility, allowing Noujaim to follow the pace of the Al Jazeera newsroom and focus more on her subjects.

Despite his turbulent relationship with Al, the two share the same bed.

Despite slippery conditions caused by a hailstorm, she broke Al Unser, Jr .' s 1982 record by about thirteen seconds.

Despite inheriting a veteran team with a strong 3-4 defense from Bill Parcells and Al Groh, Edwards decided to transition the team to a 4-3 " Cover 2 " defense.

Despite George's impressive day, he actually struggled for most of the first half, gaining only 38 yards on nine carries while kickers Mike Vanderjagt and Al Del Greco spent the first two quarters trading field goals.

Despite his tendency to be a stickler for rules and regulations, Gunn is respected by Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino because he does not inform Admiral Sandecker of their exploits, which are often in violation of instructions that have been given to them.

:* Despite the match not being announced as a no-dq match, Sullivan is not disqualified when Al Perez interferes in the match.

Despite some of the well-known disadvantages of the technique, some guitarists ( such as Al Di Meola, Steve Morse ) emphasize the near-exclusive use of alternate picking, even in situations where another technique would be easier, claiming that pure alternate picking leads to a more consistent sound and allows for greater control of tone.

Despite not being included on the official soundtrack, the film also features the songs " Tour de France " by Kraftwerk, " Boogie Down " by Al Jarreau, and " Beatbox " by Art of Noise.

Despite the name, the segment occasionally airs at times that do not end in " 8 " ( such as 9: 27, 9: 57, etc., usually no more than two minutes before the " 8 " s in an hour ), particularly during original long-form programming and weekday morning forecast programs Wake Up with Al and Day Planner.

Despite the similar theme on Al Ghurabaa's website, their spokesman, Anjem Choudary, said he did not know who wrote the placards.