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Helms short of votes to push school prayer issue
Washington AP Sen. Jesse Helms failed to muster the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture on his bid to strip the Supreme Court of jurisdiction over school prayer. The measure would attach to a debt limit bill and faces another Senate vote as conservatives push to end a liberal filibuster. Reagan’s position on the plan remains unclear, with the president not taking a firm side.
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Elyria, O
Helms
Washington
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Supreme Court of Authority
Senate
Lowell Neicker
R-Conn
Weicker
Supreme Court
Reagan
House
William French Smith
Pillars of Justice