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Anderson and his majority, in a series of midnight "emergency" meetings, told Ackley and me that the board could not tolerate dissent. They pressured Ackley to resign and, when he refused, they called another meeting to pass a measure to relieve him of his duties and condemn his actions...
...party regimes in sub-Saharan Africa -- those of Benin, Gabon and the Ivory Coast -- have consented to pluralistic systems. These were radical moves, considering that the leaders of these lands, who with Mobutu have held power for a combined 96 years, had previously put up with virtually no dissent. Tanzania too has said yes in principle to pluralism, and Zambia has promised a referendum to decide the issue...
...Ivory Coast the weak spot was falling world prices for cocoa, its chief export. The government unveiled plans in mid-February for sweeping income tax increases to offset the public-sector deficit, sparking two months of often violent strikes and street demonstrations. Little used to overt dissent, the government responded with force. Police and soldiers broke up protests using truncheons, tear gas and occasionally live ammunition. One schoolboy was shot dead...
...widely expected move, the board of the Harvard Medical Center on Wednesday approved without dissent a proposal for regulation of conflicts of interest in research, board members said yesterday...
...encourage dissent. We encourage members to voice their opinions. But when the club reaches a decision, we hope that members respect that decision. When combating the left, we must present a united front....[I]t is important to support one another in our common cause--the promotion of mainstream Republican thought at Harvard...