Word: governments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last week, Canadians--specifically voters in the linchpin province of Ontario--decided that nine months of Joe Clark was enough. They came to that conclusion despite clamor that the Conservatives had not been given a chance to govern, and despite a Tory advertising campaign that attempted to blame the country's problems on the 11-year Trudeau administration...
Blume said the SJC dealt with a similar complaint about a year ago and decided that "if a student was appearing and not practicing law, the court has nothing to do with it. The court doesn't purport to govern anything except the practice of law," Blume said...
With the questions of leadership ability so prevalent in this campaign, it is surprising that so few politicians or journalists have discussed the potential problems of having a 70-year-old president. Reagan's opponents should questions repeatedly his ability to govern at age 70 until they receive a satisfactory response. Silence about his age is more than merely a political oversight; it is irresponsible...
...elections, although Novelli has perhaps a slightly better hope of remaining in office. Whatever the outcome, says University of Rome Sociologist Franco Ferrarotti, an independent leftist, "the myth of the Communists' administrative efficiency has been exposed. The Christian Democrats may be corrupt, but they have the experience of government. The Communists are simply not yet equipped to govern...
Havana on the eve of revolution: Batista's people clinging to their corrupt ways; Castro's men closing in on the cap ital; and Sean Connery, as a soldier of fortune, flying in to try to help the govern ment turn the tide. Sounds lively...