Word: oaths
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...stood frail and trembling, an aging lion leaning on a walking stick concealed beneath his robes. When it came time for him to affix his signature to the act of his ennoblement, Macmillan fumbled and had to be guided. Then, straight and firm, he held the paper containing the oath close to his failing eyes and read his pledge in a clear, ringing voice: "I Harold, Earl of Stockton, do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty...
...could be transferred, the logistics could be handled, the arrangements could be made, without the help of some people in the CIA." He added ominously, "There's no question that lies have been told by Administration officials." At the closed-door session, witnesses will be required to testify under oath...
...cease-fire was signed at Manila's Club Filipino, the sumptuous establishment in the suburb of Greenhills where President Aquino took her oath of office ten months ago. She was not present for the historic moment. Instead, along with her friend and adviser Jaime Cardinal Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, she attended a ceremony that morning marking what would have been her slain husband Benigno's 54th birthday...
...sharply. For the first time since the overthrow of Marcos, reporters were not allowed on the Malacanang Palace grounds. Checkpoints were installed on roads leading into the capital. In midafternoon, as soon as she had told the nation of her decision to oust Enrile, the President gave the oath of office to Ileto. Then she went to the Quirino grandstand in Manila's Rizal Park and declared at a religious rally that the country had been spared a catastrophe. "I suppose our prayers have again been answered," she said, "because this afternoon we have once again done something that...
...plans. If I am asked to resign, I'll have to consult the people who asked me to represent them in the government. First, the record must show that Mrs. Aquino did not in fact give me a job. I was holding the position before she took her oath of office. Second, I was holding a position even higher than that of Minister of Defense. We were in control of the government...