Word: governability
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...still out of control. The peace in Southeast Asia was precarious. Above all, Watergate-which once could be dismissed as a pointless political caper -not only impugned the character of the top men around Nixon, but raised deeply troubling doubts about the President himself, clearly affecting his ability to govern and to lead the nation...
Rosovsky is not interested in making rules to govern students' lives, and he is equally uninterested in regulating the Faculty on issues such as outside consulting or faculty hiring...
...overriding question, of course, is how the whole Watergate scandal will affect Richard Nixon's ability to govern. Even before the latest disclosures, a Gallup poll showed that 84% of Americans had heard about Watergate and that 41% believed that Nixon knew about plans for the bugging operation before it was carried out. Future revelations?and any indictments?will further unsettle the public and, in turn, upset Republican Congressmen. The impact of Watergate may well make it harder for Nixon to keep fellow Republicans in Congress behind him on critical votes over the budget. The federal bureaucracy, which Nixon...
...rules will govern throughout the tourney and games are likely to be extremely rough and violent. In contrast to the five-foul limit under NCAA rules, AAU rules allow unlimited fouls and one-minute penalty-box disincentives for outlandish infractions. Instead of two referees on both sides of the pool, AAU requires only one judge...
...blue and orange podium in Hannover. "This Congress has to confirm explicitly that what the Social Democrats said before the election is valid for them after the election," he said. "Whoever does not occupy the center cannot hold the majority in a democracy; whoever loses the center cannot govern." Blasting Juso calls for an American troop withdrawal, he said: "Without America's presence, we would not be able to negotiate realistically on European security ... But our American partners have to realize that... Western Europe will continue its dialogue with America as a talk among friends, which endures criticism, differences...