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...himself, and has already transferred much of the day-to-day running of government into the hands of a younger generation of leaders such as National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon, Council of Ministers Secretary Carlos Lage, and Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque. Absent the strong hand of the "maximum leader," his successors may be more inclined to govern more collectively. The real question, however, is whether and how they'll try to open up their economy and political system. And the pressure to do both is mounting...
...deal, which would have awarded 86 victims up to $300,000 each. This marked the first time the archdiocese's finance council had gone against the professed wishes of Bernard Cardinal Law. Even if the plaintiffs go on to sue and win in civil court, Massachusetts law restricts the maximum payout from a nonprofit organization to $20,000 per victim. If the archdiocese had stuck with the settlement, the councilors said, it would have been unable to provide for other victims--including possibly Shanley's, who have begun filing their own civil suits. --By Amanda Bower. With reporting by Matt...
...Monsanto have pioneered the use of on-call retirees. More than 600 ex-workers take part in Monsanto's Retiree Resource Corps, which encourages them--former managers, tax lawyers and secretaries--to return to plug temporary staffing gaps for as much as 1,000 hours a year (the maximum allowed without jeopardizing retirement benefits). In the process, they pass on their vast institutional memory...
...should use to a maximum degree the experience and mistakes of the Soviets in Afghanistan,” he said, calling the 1979 Soviet invasion a war which “the Soviet Union...
Power said the University would have to “actively oppose” a 24-foot maximum zoning recommendation if it went to the city’s planning board...