Word: a11
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...change the rules? We cannot make our leaders take a vow of poverty. But we can make ironclad restrictions preventing a candidate or public official from using his own money for any political or public purpose. The next clause should prevent one officeholder from "assisting" another. Let them a11 behave like paupers...
Trapped in the fierce fighting last week on Cyprus were thousands of tourists. A11 together, in the course of a week, almost 10,000 people were evacuated by British and U.S. ships and planes. Tales told later were more than enough to fill a "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" scrapbook...
...A11 106 Progressive Conservatives and 31 left-wing New Democrats voted for the motion. Opposing it were 108 of the 109 Liberals (one was absent because of illness), plus the 15 members of the right-wing Social Credit Party...
Once calm is restored, the junta plans to give Chile a new constitution that will prevent any Marxist returning to power. As General Leigh put it, "we want a constitution that gives participation to a11 Chileans, one that embraces the workers, the peasants, the gremios and women. We want national participation." Chances are the kind of constitution the junta members have in mind is similar to the one introduced by the military dictators of Brazil. It vests vast power in a President, who in recent years has been appointed by the general staff rather than elected. When "national security...