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McEwen's opposition forced McMahon to withdraw from the leadership ballot and opened the way for the successful campaign to promote the Minister for Education and Science, Senator John Gorton, to the Prime Ministership with the support of a group led by Defence Minister Malcolm Fraser.
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McEwen's and McMahon
After the election, Gorton was challenged for the Liberal leadership by McMahon and David Fairbairn, but so long as McEwen's veto on McMahon remained in place, he was fairly safe.
There was also McEwen's personal dislike of McMahon due to his perceived homosexuality.
Another key factor in McEwen's antipathy towards McMahon was hinted at soon after the crisis by the veteran political journalist Alan Reid.
McEwen's and from
McEwen's 2005 platform was familiar from his past campaigns, advocating a pro-life stance, defending Second Amendment rights, and promising to limit taxes and government spending.
) DeWine quoted correspondence from the Highland County Board of Elections claiming the Board had cancelled McEwen's voter registration for living in Virginia.
" I won't let this distract me from my duties as a congresswoman ," Schmidt told The Cincinnati Enquirer upon McEwen's announcement.
McEwen's and leadership
McEwen's shock declaration triggered a leadership crisis within the Liberal Party ; even more significantly, it raised the threat of a possible breaking of the Coalition, which would spell electoral disaster for the Liberals.
McEwen's and for
McEwen's reputation for political toughness led to him being nicknamed " Black Jack " by his allies and enemies alike.
These were the boundaries for the rest of McEwen's service in Congress.
Buchert ran campaign commercials citing McEwen's checks, the expenses of his Congressional office, and his campaign finance disclosures, while noting Portman was " the handpicked choice of the downtown money crowd " and was " a registered foreign agent for the biggest Democrat lobbying firm in Washington ," labeling Portman and McEwen " Prince Rob and Bouncing Bob.
McEwen's and Senator
" Rival candidate Pat DeWine, a Hamilton County Commissioner and the son of Senator Mike DeWine, the same day questioned McEwen's post-Congressional career as a lobbyist, issuing a press release saying " no one who has ever served in Congress ought to be allowed to become a lobbyist.
McEwen's and John
McEwen's name was floated in 1991 as a possible challenger in 1992 to Ohio's other senator, John Glenn, another Democrat, but McEwen did not enter the race.
McEwen's and support
DeWine also questioned McEwen's record on taxes, sending out mailings criticizing McEwen's vote on May 24, 1982 in the 97th Congress " in support of a Democrat budget that raised out taxes by $ 233 billion.
DeWine also questioned McEwen's record on taxes, sending out mailings criticizing McEwen's vote on May 24, 1982, in the 97th Congress " in support of a Democrat budget that raised out taxes by $ 233 billion.
McEwen's and by
* Introduction by Alberto Pérez-Gómez to Indra Kagis McEwen's translation of Perrault, Claude.
Dewine charged McEwen had " wasted taxpayers ' money " by having the most expensive Congressional office of any Ohio member of the U. S. House and criticized McEwen's bouncing of 166 checks on the House bank.
McEwen's and .
He received 122, 720 votes to McEwen's 119, 252, a plurality of only 3, 468-just over 1. 4 %.
McEwen's district contained parts of Clinton, Fayette, Greene, and Highland Counties and all of Madison County.
In the past, McEwen's ambition has taken the form of interest in higher office.
McEwen's ally Newt Gingrich of Georgia had discovered that, thanks to the C-SPAN cable network's promise of " gavel-to-gavel coverage " of the House, he and his fellow conservatives such as McEwen, Mississippi's Trent Lott, California's Robert K. Dornan, and Pennsylvania's Robert S. Walker could speak directly to Americans.
In the end, McEwen's geographic advantage ( he retained 59 % of his old territory ) put him over the top.
The old Sixth District was centered in southwestern and south-central Ohio around McEwen's hometown, Hillsboro.
Strickland received 122, 720 votes to McEwen's 119, 252, a plurality of only 3, 468.
" I think McEwen's loss was a case of bounced checks and some arrogance ," said Alfred Tuchfarber, a political science professor at the University of Cincinnati who runs the Ohio Poll.
McEwen's former chief of staff said McEwen knew nothing about it, and the chief of staff admitted " a technical violation of the rules.
Boehner was a freshman in McEwen's final term.
opposition and forced
Like so many others, Étienne was eventually forced to flee Paris because of his opposition to the fiscal policies of Cardinal Richelieu, leaving his three children in the care of his neighbor Madame Sainctot, a great beauty with an infamous past who kept one of the most glittering and intellectual salons in all France.
Faced with overwhelming armed opposition, Amanullah was forced to abdicate in January 1929 after Kabul fell to forces led by Habibullah Kalakani.
He was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 58 to 42, with most Democratic senators voting against him, citing his prior opposition to using forced busing to achieve desegregation and opposition to Ashcroft's pro-life views.
John was forced to cede the castle to the baronial opposition as part of the guarantee of the Magna Carta, before it reverted to royal control early in the reign of his son, Henry III.
Dr. Waheed opposed the arrest order and supported the opposition that forced Mohamed Nasheed to resign.
In some communities, such as Littleton, Colorado, organized opposition groups have forced educational agencies to rescind reforms.
In September 1044 the opposition forced him out of the city again and elected John, Bishop of Sabina, as Pope Sylvester III.
Despite being head of the country, Ćosić was forced out of office in 1993 due to his opposition to Serbian President Slobodan Milošević.
Talfourd's proposals led to much opposition, and he was forced to reintroduce modified versions of them year after year due to prior versions being thrown out.
A 1983 report from the same source documented allegations of human rights violations against the Miskito Indians, which were alleged to have taken place after opposition forces ( the Contras ) infiltrated a Miskito village in order to launch attacks against government soldiers, and as part of a subsequent forced relocation program.
Since all opposition was banned within Turkmenistan, it was forced to form and operate from abroad.
Without meaningful primary opposition, Clinton was able to focus on the general election early, while Dole was forced to move to the right and spend his campaign reserves fighting off challengers.
When Charles Emmanuel withdrew his forces from the area, the allies were forced to retreat, and the beleaguered Austrians capitalized, eventually recovering most of Milan against little opposition in November.
In February 1742, following poor election results and the disaster at Cartagena, Walpole was at last forced to succumb to the long-continued attacks of opposition, resigned and took a peerage.
The operation was a military success, but after the United States and Soviet Union united in opposition to the invasion, the invaders were forced to withdraw.
When the opposition controls the National Assembly ( and thus government funding and most legislation ), the President is in effect forced to choose a Prime Minister from the opposition ; in such cases, known as cohabitation, the government controls internal state policy, with the President restricted largely to foreign affairs.
In 1575, Maximilian was elected by the part of Polish and Lithuanian magnates to be the King of Poland in opposition to Stephan IV Bathory, but he did not manage to become widely accepted there and was forced to leave Poland.
However, the success of the conservative opposition forced the moderate Bush to move further to the right than in 1988, and to incorporate many socially conservative planks in the party platform.
Conrad continued in Lothair's opposition, but he and Frederick were forced to acknowledged Lothair as emperor in 1135, during which time Conrad relinquished his title as King of Italy.
In view of these tactics, a number of opposition forces were forced to resort to violence in order to enjoy the fruits of power.
Eventually opposition – both in Madagascar and internationally – forced him to reconsider his position, and in 1992 the country adopted a new and democratic constitution.
However, opposition from the nation's military and bourgeoisie, coupled with her declining health, ultimately forced her to withdraw her candidacy.
Alphonse II was elected king after Silo's death, but Mauregato organized a strong opposition and forced the new king to withdraw to lands in Alava ( his mother, Munia, was Basque ), obtaining the Asturian throne.
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