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...brought no losers or winners" -- just a weakening of the state. Yeltsin, however, took his victory as a mandate to begin strengthening his political clout. He summoned regional leaders to Moscow to present a new draft constitution that would turn Russia into a presidential republic with a two-chamber parliament to replace the present Congress of People's Deputies...
...that the referendum does not go far enough toward limiting the parties' power over choosing candidates. Reformers counter that the country can no longer afford the instability created when 16 or 17 parties all vie for their own rather than the national interest. If the measure is approved, the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house, could be forced to follow suit...
Lauri Gors, director of public relations for the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, said filming is beneficial to the city's image, as well as its economy...
...according to Jerry W. Norris, chair of the Arlington County Chamber of Commerce, area rents and occupancy rates will be negatively affected by the Navy's decision...
...WHIP HAS BEEN CRACKED," GRUMBLED REpublican curmudgeon Jesse Helms. Yes, and hard enough that a rare visit by Vice President Al Gore to the Senate chamber turned out to be totally unnecessary; there was no tie for him to break. President Bill Clinton's budget resolution sailed through, 54 to 45, with only two Democrats joining a solid Republican bloc in opposition to the proposal...