Word: loyalism
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...Fahim. Executive rule and the presidency rests with Karzai, but in a country where military might marks authority, a great deal of power resides with the general. And now some of his friends insist he's lost face. "It's an insult to the defense minister," says a commander loyal to Fahim...
...Democratic Party has taken the black community for granted and said, "This is the most loyal constituency we have. They're not going anywhere." But the Republican Party has said, "That's the most loyal constituency Democrats have. They're not going anywhere. We've got to win without them...
...since Megawati became President a year ago that, though he is only an ordinary M.P., the President's husband is now "de facto chairman" of the party, says senior M.P. Haryanto Taslam. Controlling the largest party in the country's legislature has given Taufik the opportunity to put those loyal to him in key positions, politicians and analysts say. The perception is that people linked to him?many of them men from his hometown of Palembang in Sumatra?run everything from key committees in parliament to agencies such as the state workers' pension fund to the debt recovery agency...
After voting overwhelmingly for Al Gore ’69 and his Jewish running mate, then noisily questioning Bush’s legitimacy, we have fallen into line as the administration’s loyal chorus, unthinkingly accepting every antiterrorism measure and muting our criticism of the administration’s atrocious record on other issues in the hope that Bush will link security at home to support for Israeli security. American Jews, historically at the forefront of every fight for minority rights and expansive civil liberties, have thus freely surrendered to Bush any political leverage they might have...
Neither will Anderson's loyal employees, sometimes referred to as Androids. "The government needed a guilty verdict for public opinion," says seven-year veteran Todd Cimino. "How else can they explain destroying an 89-year-old company? I'm here to support the company's values and its legacy." It's one that now looks for ever tarnished. --With reporting by Deborah Fowler/Houston