Word: loyalism
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With its sleek curves, blazing red paint and open-backed platform, London's Routemaster bus has earned a place alongside Big Ben and Buckingham Palace as a British icon. Sadly, after nearly a half-century of loyal service since they first hit the roads in 1956, these old-fashioned double deckers are being phased out in favor of newer models that are more accessible to the elderly and disabled and don't require a bus conductor to check tickets. By 2006, there won't be a single Routemaster left on the capital's roads...
...OPPOSITION'S DEMANDS. We want a revamping of the commission on elections. Of the seven members, only one is independent-minded. The remaining six are 1,000% blindly loyal to Mr. Marcos. We would also like to make sure that the military is neutral in this election...
...Sting is convinced that their music and his should cross-fertilize. Besides, he is striking a blow against the "reactionary and racist" music business. Objectively, it has never seemed a dangerous hotbed of those sentiments, but the man's heart is in the right place. Just watch him being loyal, trustworthy, gutsy and modest. Also creative, wise and sensitive. One could almost imagine Mother Teresa sitting in for a set. But Michael Apted's documentary is lively and well made and has a saving sense of humor. If Sting is only half as good as the movie makes...
...virtually dictatorial powers, he can set the rules under which the election will be conducted. Indeed, the 200-seat National Assembly, where Marcos' ruling New Society Movement enjoys a two-thirds majority, last week passed an election reform bill stipulating that district and village officials, many of whom are loyal to Marcos, will oversee the polling. Under constitutional constraint to resign before participating in new elections, Marcos submitted a letter of resignation that would take effect ten days after the votes are counted and a winner proclaimed. He defended that move with the bizarre argument that the constitution specified only...
With its sleek curves, blazing red paint and open-backed platform, London 's Routemaster bus has earned a place alongside Big Ben and Buckingham Palace as a British icon. Sadly, after nearly a half-century of loyal service since they first hit the roads in 1956, these old-fashioned double deckers are being phased out in favor of newer models that are more accessible to the elderly and disabled and don't require a bus conductor to check tickets. By 2006, there won't be a single Routemaster left on the capital's roads. But London 's loss could...