Word: government
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...closed session of his party's executive committee, he declared: "We did not obtain as many votes as the public opinion polls had predicted because Georges Marchais frightened the undecided voters who were getting ready to cast their ballots for us. They asked themselves how we could govern with the Communists...
...ceremony formally established the Executive Council, the four-member group that is to govern Rhodesia for the next nine months, while the transition to black majority rule under Smith's "internal settlement" is worked out. Although some diehard whites hurled accusations of "sellout" at Smith, other whites-and many blacks-were enthusiastic. Sithole, who was once convicted of plotting to murder Smith and two members of his Cabinet, declared: "Zimbabwe [the African name for Rhodesia] is here...
...SHEER NUMBER OF LAWS that govern the United States has gotten out of control during this century. Most legislators and the vast majority of ordinary citizens are baffled by the stupendous maze of red tape, obscure statutes and dust-ridden amendments that comprise the federal system of laws and determine the way the nation runs. A prime example is the United States Criminal Code, a confusing profusion of laws that determine what is illegal in the eyes of the federal government and how many years a crime can land you in the slammer. Americans on all sides of the political...
Second, the opposition's arrival to power would mean political impotence inside the country. It is hard to see how a government composed of Socialists and Communists, who have shown over the past few weeks that they cannot agree on the essentials and that they distrust each other, could govern France effectively. We should not forget, moreover, that the Communist Party possesses a powerful link, the C.G.T. [the Communist trade union], and that it would not fail with the backing of this union labor to place itself in a position of strength in relation to the Socialists...
...next chapter in the Middle East negotiations will begin when Assistant Secretary of State Alfred ("Roy") Atherton resumes the shuttle between Cairo and Jerusalem in an effort to get the two sides to agree on a statement of principles that would govern a peace agreement. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had left Cairo three weeks ago in a mood of depression He returned last week buoyed by the support he received in the U.S. and in six European nations...