Word: ousters
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...bombings took place three days prior to the general elections in Madrid which resulted in the ouster of the conservative Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in favor of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of the Socialist Party...
Disney insists the measure addressed the issues: "The directors feel they absolutely did listen" to shareholders' concerns, says a source close to Disney's board. But many Eisner critics--including several large pension funds--say the large vote against Eisner should have led to his ouster. "Disney needs to do more than say it changed the titles on the doors," says Pat Macht of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, which owns 9.9 million shares of the company. Roy Disney, one of the chief dissident shareholders, believes the Philly split amounted to another Eisner coup: "Knowing Michael...
Just a year after administrative consolidation led to the ouster of former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 and the abolition of the Office for Undergraduate Education, University Hall is looking for a new top dean to oversee college life...
...fear that Aristide plans to steal this year's legislative election and set himself up for a third presidential term led opposition supporters to begin holding mass demonstrations late last year to demand his ouster. Some of those turned violent in the face of harsh police action, and at the same time gangs of armed thugs began attacking police and Aristide supporters. Some of these gangs claim to be remnants of militias allegedly organized by the president to defend himself against previous coup attempts; others are believed to be led by remnants of the Haitian military and security forces disbanded...
...side appears able to decisively impose its authority by force, leaving Haiti in an increasingly brutal deadlock. The U.S. has insisted, however, that it has no plans to intervene. The State Department has called for dramatic changes in how Haiti is governed, but stopped short of demanding Aristide's ouster. The immediate danger, however, is that the violence creates a power vacuum. The rebellion has amply demonstrated the limits of Aristide's authority, leaving considerable doubt over whether his police force is capable of restoring order. Still, it's not clear whether any alternative leadership can stabilize the situation...