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...years, Yeltsin has managed to stave off numerous attempts by parliament to derail Russia's halting transition to democratic pluralism. But if the balance tips even further in this next election, it would severely challenge the ability of any President to continue using his office as a protective bulwark against a hostile legislature bent on dismantling reform. For all his flaws, Yeltsin has shown an ability to meet such challenges...
...their part, Patten and the British government realize that a more independent legislature would be a powerful bulwark against Chinese political interference after the takeover. And perhaps they hope that a bit of democracy can find its way into the China-bound cash flow. If Hong Kong's capitalist ideals can infect the mainland, why can't democratic ones...
...billion budget a third. Deer has announced that the BIA may lay off up to 4,000 of its 12,000 employees by month's end, the most drastic personnel cut currently being contemplated by any federal agency. Just as important, the Senate bill targets moneys that bulwark greater tribal autonomy. Says Kurt Russo, coordinator of the Treaty Task Force of Washington State's Lummi Nation: "What you're seeing is a smart bomb going straight to the heart of the function of tribal governments...
...observers--including some middle-of-the-road members of Congress--believe a que sera attitude is insufficient. As a case in point, human-rights activist Ann Manuel cites the CIA's liaison with Honduras' infamous Battalion 316 during the years when the country was considered an essential anti-Sandinista bulwark. "For four years," she says, "you had U.S. training of a special-intelligence unit, specifically instructing them not to torture, yet they systematically tortured...
...specifically linking the Mafia to a dc faction led by the highly respected Andreotti (who was formally indicted in March on charges that he had served as the criminal brotherhood's political protector). With its leadership in disarray, the Christian Democratic Party -- for half a century the church -- blessed bulwark against the threat of Italian communism-ignominiously collapsed...