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Interest in the organization has dwindled and may possibly cause the group to disband in the spring. According to Schwelling, the problem is not lack of interest in the events, but rather in the preparation for the events...
...stand above the electoral frenzy and endorse no party, Yeltsin threw his energies into only one contest -- the referendum on a new draft constitution. Yeltsin's popular clout brought in a 58% vote of support for the constitution, which grants him sweeping powers, among them the right to disband the parliament. But the legislative races failed to produce a new guard of professionals who would put constitutional rule and economic reform back on a fast track. Instead he now faces a parliament that promises to be as belligerent as the one he dissolved -- only this time legislators enjoy the same...
...powers to control parliament -- a major change from Soviet-era constitutions that brings Russia closer to the French model of a presidential republic. Because the Kremlin wants to rule out any possibility that the bloody showdown in October could be repeated, the new law grants Yeltsin the right to disband the parliament if it fails to accept his nominee for Prime Minister for the third time or attempts to force a vote of confidence twice in three months. The post of Vice President has been abolished, owing to Yeltsin's bitter experience with his own running mate turned rebel, Alexander...
Deciding to disband a department is a serious undertaking Unfortunately, the administration seems to be taking it far too lightly...
...write to comment on the series of articles concerning the disbandment of the Harvard Linguistics Department that appeared in The Crimson during the week of October 4. As former chair of the Visiting Committee of the department I feel I should speak out on this matter. After our 1986 meeting, the committee prepared the customary report, which is alluded to in Dean Wolff's letter as being among the reports that motivated the decision to disband the department. While our report includes criticism of some aspects of the department's operation, nothing in our criticisms justifies Dean Knowles' statement reported...