Word: nixed
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...most recently tried to nix term limits in a constitutional plebiscite last year, but in a stunning rebuke, Venezuelans voted down the idea. Few, however, really believed the radical Chávez, whose second and final six-year term ends in February 2013, would let the matter die there. Most assumed he would wait for the outcome of last week's regional elections. He was hoping his United Socialist Party (PSUV) would crush Venezuela's dysfunctional opposition so badly that he'd meet little resistance raising the term-limits question again...
...seems doubtful that Chávez, whose second and final six-year term ends in 2012, emerged with sufficient palanca, or leverage, to again seek a constitutional amendment that would allow him to be re-elected indefinitely, without risking a dangerous national uproar. Critics see his effort to nix term limits as a veiled bid for a Castro-style dictatorship - and even supporters suggest that with oil prices plummeting, battering an economy already hit hard by inflation, Chávez should set other priorities. What's more, now that the U.S. is about to replace Chávez's archenemy...
...college students, and between college students and the greater Boston community. Saturday’s event featured a speech by Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner, a reading of a proclamation by Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, and 15 tables with community representatives. The event also included entertainment by DJ Nix in the Mix of BET, eight talent acts, a dance competition, a step competition, and a raffle. Justin R. Gerrard ’10, the founder of Mr. Livingston Clothing, said that the event provided him with the opportunity to advertise his new business...
...YORK CITY Yanks nix...
...Many in Iraq had feared that Sadr would nix the cease-fire, a move likely to set off another round of sectarian violence and reverse many of the gains of the U.S. troop surge. But U.S. officials had expected that Sadr would maintain the pause, which has been a major factor in bringing down the overall level of violence in Iraq. Sadr had sent some signals to the Americans suggesting he was likely to extend the cease-fire. And U.S. officials, such as Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, believe that the Shi'ite firebrand may be changing...