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...political enemies, and one by one, as the scandal unfolded, they picked up the charges. Leone tried to ignore the demands, but then the Communists decided that "the resignation of the President would appear to be in order." Since Premier Giulio Andreotti and the Christian Democrats are able to govern only with Communist support, that was a challenge that Leone could not overcome...
...past quarter-century, became a job no one person can handle. When we finally realize this and make some adjustments-perhaps a group of three people should hold the Chief Executive's job (one man and two women)-we will remember Carter's efforts to govern, as the last one-person President, as valiant...
...outraged than they had been in late 1964, when the West mounted a similar rescue mission to save 1,300 whites stranded in Stanleyville (now Kisangani) during the Congo's Simba rebellion. But they were still acutely aware that the enduring problem was that of a continent unable to govern its own affairs. As the Zambia Daily Mail observed, "The almost casual ease with which European powers can fly into an African country and airlift its nationals or occupy whole towns is making the very concept of African independence meaningless...
...move to help prevent irresponsible electioneering and sexual discrimination, the International Relations Council (IRC) passed a statement Monday calling for an ethics code to govern conduct and procedure in the organization's elections...
...minutes with National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, Dayan left the Administration with scant hope of a break in the diplomatic stalemate. At issue in the talks were the interpretation of an old document, U.N. Resolution 242, and the formulation of a new one, a declaration of principles to govern a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement. The real question: whether Israel is obligated to withdraw from a substantial portion of the West Bank. Jerusalem's answer remained "not necessarily"−which to many ears still sounded like "never...