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...question in at least some White House minds about Aquino's qualifications for running the country. The Administration had previously said that it could work well with either presidential candidate. Last week, however, one White House official said in exasperation, "How State thinks that Aquino can govern on her own is just beyond...
Smith was the last man to govern Rhodesia under white minority rule before the country became Zimbabwe in 1979. He fought a civil war for a decade before acceding to Black rule and overseeing the transfer of power to current Prime Minister Robert Mugabe...
Last month, disapproval over the president's job performance climaxed in a heated faculty meeting debate where the Dartmouth faculty came very close to pushing through a vote of no confidence in McLaughlin's ability to govern the college...
...Dartmouth faculty two weeks ago endorsed the findings of the report, and several professors called for a vote of no-confidence in McLaughlin's ability to govern the college...
...Islamic fundamentalists who govern Iran have never been known for tact. Iranian President Seyed Ali Khamene'i proved that anew last week during a visit to Zimbabwe, when he refused to attend a state banquet in his honor because women were present and wine was to be served. Khamene'i demanded that all women attending, including Cabinet ministers and the wife of the President, don veils and sit at a table in a far corner of the room. An hour of frantic negotiations ensued, but neither side would budge. Finally, the dinner went on without Khamene...