Word: governability
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...similar disaffection with Bhutto muted criticism of her ouster. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, Bhutto nevertheless seemed to govern Pakistan as she would have a feudal kingdom. Her government appeared to operate largely by petition; she bartered Cabinet seats for increased support in Parliament, and she was unwilling to allow the army, which she distrusted, to interfere in the violent politics of her power base in the province of Sind. While a cordon sanitaire of friends and relatives kept her insulated from critics, she made sure her public appearances received immense media coverage. Like Aquino's, Bhutto's reputation...
More than two years after Harvard negotiators first sat down with their Cambridge counterparts to haggle over their annual contribution to the city, officials from both parties say they are merely a few weeks away from announcing a groundbreaking new agreement to govern the University's tax status...
...first of two televised "Lincoln-Douglas" style matches between the candidates, Weld held compass-like to a single point--that his opponent is not ethically, politically or administratively qualified to govern Massachusetts...
This deadlock of democracy transcends the budget morass and will not be broken with the November elections. The underlying question it raises is stark: Why is the nation unable to govern itself...
...been cruelly undercut, admonished his followers to focus on the importance of the whole package rather than its objectionable provisions. "We can pick apart the agreement with 1,000 points of spite," he said. "If we do, we'll not only lose the agreement but our ability to govern." Departing from the tradition that the Speaker usually does not take part in floor debates, Foley went to the floor to deliver an impassioned appeal...