Word: elections
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...outsiders, it seemed like an election glimpsed through Alice's looking glass. Everybody knew that the candidate with the most votes would not necessarily win. Indeed, President-elect José Azcona Hoyo last week set about forming a new government only after he had lost to Candidate Rafael Leonardo Callejas, 42, by more than 200,000 votes. The reason for the topsy-turvy outcome: a decision by a government election commission to award the presidency to the leading candidate of the party that received the most votes in overall balloting for national and municipal offices. Although the Honduran constitution requires...
...BOALS permeate Yugoslavia's economic society, and are the Yugoslav equivalent of shareholders. They elect the workers' councils, like the one at Red Banner, that serve essentially as a factory's board of directors. Behind the democratic facade, of course, Communist Party control is ironclad. In theory, says a Western diplomat in Belgrade, the self-governing councils are "the purest form of Marxism." But in practice, "the trade union and the management are all controlled by the local party in every big plant...
Senator Kennedy is smart to drop his ambition to become President of the U.S. After Chappaquiddick, he could not fill the godlike role needed for the presidency. The voters of Massachusetts can continue to elect him to Congress if they wish. James L. Comstock Ellendale, N. Dak. Justice Prevails...
...portal wars that we're not surprised to see Google offering custom home pages, a la My Yahoo and My MSN (and soon there will be My AOL too-see below). But Google's version manages to maintain a streamlined design, even with a busier page. You can elect to display news headlines from a few different sources (the New York Times, BBC News, Wired), plus local weather, a Quote of the Day and a snapshot of your Gmail inbox. You must register for a Google account...
Byrne, a political independent, opposes the No Child Left Behind Act because of restrictions it imposes on school districts. Many school officials oppose his measures for the same reason. "Local boards should decide what best works for their districts," says Barbara Klaas, president-elect of the Minnesota School Boards Association. Critics are also worried that a 65% rule would divert money from such outside-the-classroom needs as school buses and school nurses. The mandate, says Klaas, "diverts attention from the real issue--is there adequate funding going to schools?" --With reporting by Marc Hequet