Word: appointing
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...headline in an Iranian newspaper read: "In Arab countries, they call the president Mahmoud." Iknow the president is popular in the Arab world. My Arab friends grin like Cheshire cats when he appears on Al-Jazeera, fire breathing his revulsion for the U.S. But would they like him to appoint him as honorary head of the Arab League? I hardly think...
...offers no real reason for wanting to serve; he certainly shows no Kennedyesque call to office, originally thinking of running to generate press for his son’s candidacy for attorney general. He also displays an affinity for cynical gimmickry, asking the governor to appoint him to a commission in order to bolster his government bona fides...
...tribunal could nullify the election, which would require Congress to appoint an interim president and schedule new elections within 18 months. That, too, would restrict governance, and simply usher in another long season of campaigning...
...Shukria Barakzai, a Member of Parliament and analyst, said the new department is a "symbol of the past" and worries that even if it is staffed by competent people, it would be difficult to monitor in coming years. "The president could appoint people who are good today, but what about tomorrow?" she said. "It could be the same as the Taliban, and allow people to deliver violence against women, against freedom of speech...
...native of Taiwan, I have always been very proud of our bloodless transition from Chiang Kai-shek's authoritarianism to full-fledged democracy. Democracy means nothing less than all the political, press and religious freedoms we currently enjoy. It certainly does not mean having a totalitarian dictatorship appoint an unelected administrator for us. But the Chinese Communist Party thinks it is possible to impose such fake democracy-its "one country, two systems" policy-on Taiwan. The party's efforts are in vain. We have tasted true freedom; therefore we shall never again give it up. The future of Taiwan...