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Casey also concurred in the view put to him by McEwen that to commission a Liberal temporarily as Prime Minister would give that person an unfair advantage in the forthcoming party room ballot for the permanent leader.
McEwen, an arch-protectionist, also correctly suspected that McMahon favoured policies of free trade and deregulation.
Because of the crime problem in the District, McEwen also attempted to pass legislation overturning the District council's ban on mace, saying people in the District should be able to defend themselves.
Miller's decision was also impacted by his strong personal distaste for McEwen.
In 1991, McEwen had also been criticized for his use of the franking privilege and his frequent trips overseas at taxpayer expense, but McEwen defended the trips as part of his work on the Intelligence Committee and in building relationships with legislatures overseas.
McEwen also criticized Portman for lobbying Congress to pass the tax increase President George H. W. Bush supported when Portman was a White House aide.
" McEwen also said, " I felt I could never admit a mistake.
DeWine also tried to depict McEwen as a carpetbagger, asking in television advertisements " If Bob McEwen really cares about us, why has he spent the last twelve years living in Virginia?
Miller also had a strong distaste for McEwen, a Hillsboro Republican in his sixth term who had been elected to Congress at age thirty.
In 1991, McEwen had also been criticized for his use of the franking privilege and his frequent trips overseas at taxpayer expense, but McEwen defended the trips as part of his work on the Intelligence Committee and in building relationships with legislatures overseas.
Kemper is played by David McEwen, who also appeared in the video for " Her Ghost in the Fog ", miming to Doug Bradley's narration.
To the west, it also borders on the divisions of McEwen, Bendigo and Murray.
McEwen also emphasized his return to Congress would mean he would enter not as a freshman but as a seventh termer, thus entitling him to better committee assignments.
He also substituted for Mark McEwen on CBS This Morning, the predecessor to the Early Show, from 1997 to October 1999.

McEwen and campaign
Strickland ran for U. S. representative for Ohio's 6th congressional district in 1976, 1978, and 1980, losing twice to long-time incumbent William H. Harsha and later to Harsha's successor and campaign manager, Bob McEwen.
Patrick J. Buchanan, Vice President Dan Quayle, and Oliver North came to Ohio to campaign for McEwen, but Strickland narrowly won in the general election on November 3, 1992.
Pat Buchanan, the conservative columnist who challenged President Bush in the 1992 presidential primaries, came to Ohio to campaign for McEwen, as did Vice President Dan Quayle and Oliver North.
In February the press reported that, according to campaign finance filings, McEwen trailed both Buchert and Portman in funds, Buchert having three times the treasury McEwen did.
McEwen brought his former House colleague Jack Kemp to Ohio to campaign for him.
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, who had taken a hard-line on his checks in 1992, relented in the campaign.
After his successor in Congress, Ted Strickland, found election-related files on his office computers, questions were raised about whether McEwen had been illegally using his House office in his re-election campaign in 1992.
Following the primary, the Dayton Daily News criticized McEwen for having voters return absentee voter request forms to his campaign office rather than directly to the county boards of elections.
McEwen drew upon his connections and quickly had high-profile endorsements from Focus on the Family leader James Dobson, former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese, Cincinnati Bengals player Anthony Muñoz, American Family Association president Donald Wildmon, Citizens for Community Values anti-pornography crusader Phil Burress, and former New York congressman Jack Kemp, who came to the district to campaign for him.
Ed Meese came to Cincinnati on May 31 to campaign for McEwen saying " Ronald Reagan relied on him heavily.
McEwen a week before the primary was reported to have raised $ 366, 429, McEwen donating $ 250, 000 to his campaign ; DeWine's total was $ 743, 407.
McEwen finished second with 11, 663 ( 25 %), Brinkman was third with 9, 320 ( 20 %), and DeWine, who spent $ 1 million on his campaign, finished a distant fourth with 5, 467 ( 12 %).
McEwen was dependent on his own money, contributing $ 250, 000 to his campaign.
McEwen had high profile endorsements from Focus on the Family leader James Dobson, former United States Attorney General Edwin Meese, Cincinnati Bengals player Anthony Munoz, American Family Association president Donald Wildmon, Citizens for Community Values anti-pornography crusader Phil Burress, and former New York congressman and 1996 vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp, who came to the district to campaign for him.

McEwen and for
* John McEwen ( CP ) Deputy Prime Minister, leader of the Country Party, Minister for Trade and Industry
In 1967 the Holt government made the historic decision not to depreciate the Australian dollar in line with Britain's depreciation of the pound sterling, a custom that Australia had previously always followed, but this decision created considerable dissent within the Coalition ; Country Party leader John McEwen was particularly angered by the move — he saw it as a threat to Australia's balance of payments and feared that it would lead to increased production costs for primary industry.
The Governor-General Lord Casey sent for the Country Party leader and Coalition Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen, and he was sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister until such time as the Liberals elected a new leader.
It would be only after McEwen announced his retirement that MacMahon would be able to successfully challenge Gorton for the Liberal leadership.
McEwen was prime minister for 23 days, until the election of ( then Senator ) John Gorton.
When the conservatives returned to office in 1949 under Robert Menzies after eight years in opposition, McEwen became Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, then Minister for Trade and Industry.
When Menzies ' successor, Harold Holt, was officially presumed dead on 19 December 1967, the Governor-General Lord Casey sent for McEwen and he was sworn in as Prime Minister, on the understanding that his commission would continue only so long as it took for the Liberals to elect a new leader.
Gorton created the formal title Deputy Prime Minister for McEwen, confirming his status as the second-ranking member of the government.
Jocelyn and McEwen conclude in their book that " Mao and his followers twisted the tale of the Long March for their own ends.
McEwen is the home of the Irish Picnic, a fundraiser for the local St. Patrick Church and School.
* Hon John McEwen, MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation ( CP )
Victor Willing: Inevitable Prohibitions ; Ruth Rosengarten, La Règle du Jeu and John McEwen In Conversation with Paula Rego, Bernardo Pinto de Almeida Paula no Pais das Maravilhas, Paula Rego, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon and Serpentine Gallery, LondonLewis Biggs: A context for the exhibitions, Cries and Whispers, British Council
In an extremely close finish Jean-Patrick Nazon won the stage with Cooke just beating McEwen for second and claiming the green jersey by two points.
** Don DeVito, Harold Leventhal, Joe McEwen & Ralph Rinzler ( producers ) for Folkways-A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly performed by various artists
But it was later alleged that Casey appointed McEwen in order to prevent McMahon having an advantage in the Liberal Party's ballot for a new leader, since he shared the view of some Liberals that McMahon would not be a suitable successor.
) If this was his motive for commissioning McEwen rather than McMahon, it suggests that he did take political considerations into account in making his decision.
This is not the first time the show has been produced for American audiences ; in 1993, CBS broadcast a pilot called Wanna Bet ?, hosted by Mark McEwen, which was not picked up as a full series.
When McEwen retired in 1971, Anthony was duly chosen as his successor, becoming Minister for Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister in the governments of John Gorton and William McMahon.
He and Doug Anthony were seen as the most likely successors to the veteran Country Party leader John McEwen, but when McEwen retired in 1971, it was Anthony who was elected party Leader, while Sinclair was elected Deputy Leader, becoming at the same time Minister for Primary Industry.
Cap McEwen, a successful college football coach, was then brought in to replace Friedman, who would continue to play tailback for the Dodgers through half of the upcoming season.

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