Word: governability
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...find Dr. Oppenheimer is not entitled to the continued confidence of the Government and of this commission because of the proof of fundamental defects in his 'character' . . . The record shows that Dr. Oppenheimer has consistently placed himself outside the rules which govern others. He has falsified in matters wherein he was charged with grave responsibilities in the national interest...
...Crisis. For Peurifoy, two crises were past, but another will follow soon. The colonels' agreement left Monzón heading a junta of five officers-two of his own followers plus Castillo Armas and another rebel colonel. After 15 days, the junta is to choose a President to govern until democratic elections can be held...
...Christian Democrats, with their small Zentrum (Center) Party ally, were now two seats short of a majority in the state legislature and would have to seek allies to the right or left to govern...
...France has built his reputation solely by the thoroughness with which he digs into problems, the clarity with which he expresses himself. Last year, urging an end to the war in Indo-China, he came within 13 votes of being chosen Premier (TIME, June 15, 1953)-"To govern is to choose," says Mendès-France. He has argued in speech after speech in the Assembly that only by abandoning some of its commitments can France overcome its immobilisme. "France must limit her objectives, but attain them; establish a policy which is perhaps less ambitious than some would desire...
...conflict with the senior Nacionalista Party leaders, the very men who persuaded him to leave ex-President Quirino's Liberal Party last year and run for President as a Nacionalista. The core of the conflict, the question to be decided, is whether the old politicos or Magsaysay will govern the nation, and for whose benefit...