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Helms Thurmond clash stalls key Senate agenda
Senate conservatives Jesse Helms and Strom Thurmond fight behind the scenes over social and civil rights bills. Helms uses procedural tricks to block or slow legislation on criminal code reform and the Voting Rights Act, delaying debate and votes while Thurmond seeks a broad compromise.
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Senate
Jesse Helms
Strom Thurmond
Helms
Senate Judiciary Committee
Thurmond
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Judiciary Committee
John East
American Bar Association