Word: establishes
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...constitution out of his hip pocket that makes him virtual czar, forbidden candidates in the recent election to criticize his constitution on television, put off for years his own need to run for re-election and so on. This was all justified as an "interim" necessity in order to establish Russia on a democratic course. But if Yeltsin continues to govern in a style one journalist predicts will be "enlightened authoritarianism," it's a safe bet the apologias will continue...
Annas also said he was encouraged by Kennedy'sproposal to establish a national commission toinvestigate nuclear tests of the Cold...
...handguns were banned, life would be a lot easier for police and district attorneys. The federal government could establish stiff penalties for mere ownership of a handgun. Suspects in serious felonies would face strict jail terms on an easily proven charge of possession, regardless of the outcome of the larger investigation...
...understandable that the citizens are a bit embarrassed by their criminal founding fathers (Steve Wynn calls the Dunes "the original home of tinhorns and scumbags"), but the mixed feelings go beyond the mob. Last year Davy-O Thompson got zoning-board approvals to establish his haircutting salon, A Little Off the Top, where the female stylists were dressed in frilly teddies or paste-on breast caps and panties. But the board of cosmetology denied him a license an hour before he was set to open, citing concerns over "safety" and "hygiene." (He was eventually allowed to operate.) A similar protest...
Creating hope for greater tolerance and cooperation between Jews and Roman Catholics, Israel and the Vatican agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The Holy See will have its embassy in Tel Aviv rather than in the disputed city of Jerusalem, but Catholic officials clearly hope to participate in any negotiations on the future status of Jerusalem...