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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-012-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the performance of federal judge Robert Bork in U.S. Senate hearings on Bork's nomination to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 22, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-012-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate a congressional initiative to outlaw plastic handguns, intended as an anti-terrorism measure. Senator Dole also comments on federal judge Robert Bork's nomination to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Monday, September 21, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-011-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the nomination federal judge Robert Bork to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Monday, September 14, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-011-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the nomination of federal judge Robert Bork to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 8, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-018-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the delay of the Senate Judiciary Committee to confirm federal judge nominees. The episode aired on Thursday, February 11, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-018-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Reagan administration's initiative involving death penalty (capital punishment) guidelines in sentencing for federal crimes. The episode aired on Monday, February 8, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-017-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming comment on Judge Robert Bork stepping down from the federal bench and debate the confirmation process that led to the Senate rejecting Bork as a nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 3, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the nomination of federal judge Anthony Kennedy to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Monday, December 14, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-031-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Clinton's nomination of federal judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 20, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate court rulings that require convicted criminals to be paid minimum wage for their work in prison. The episode aired on Friday, July 16, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for criminal justice reform because courts are overwhelmed with cases and cannot undertake enough trials. Senator Kennedy comments on the rate of imprisonment in the United States. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 19, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-008-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the use of gun buy-back programs by law enforcement to reduce the number of privately owned guns and make communities safer. Senator Simpson also comments on the need for speedy trials and capital punishment (the death penalty). The episode aired on Wednesday, January 15, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-005-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a new task force created by Senate Democrats to reform the Supreme Court nomination process. The episode aired on Tuesday, November 5, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-005-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the the new civil rights bill moving through Congress. They comment on Senate hearings on the nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the need to provide stronger remedies for sexual harassment and discrimination against women in the workplace. The episode aired on Friday, October 25, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether television stations should be allowed to broadcast executions of prisoners sentenced to the death penalty (capital punishment). The episode aired on Friday, April 19, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-030-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate criminal justice policy and the rate of incarceration for violent crimes in the United States. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 20, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-027-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate prison overcrowding in the United States and the practice of offering parole to inmates in order to make room for new prisoners. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 28, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the fairness of the justice system and whether there is a need to reform inflexible federal guidelines for mandatory minimum prison sentences. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 21, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-022-018
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the consequences of President Bush's pardons of Caspar Weinberger and five other Iran-Contra affair figures. The episode aired on Thursday, January 14, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the important responsibility facing President-elect Bill Clinton in terms of nominating individuals to fill vacant seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. The episode aired on Wednesday, December 30, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 17, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Friday, July 26, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is practicing judicial activism and legislating rather than interpreting existing law. The episode aired on Thursday, May 16, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-020-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals that overturned the Bush administration's "gag rule" that prevented healthcare workers in family planning clinics from informing pregnant women of their abortion options. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 18, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-020-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a federal judge's ruling that a U.S. Senate impeachment trial procedure is unconstitutional because of its use of a committee instead of the full Senate. The episode aired on Friday, November 6, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.