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King said the changes were in part a reaction to the controversial attempt by some board members to oust Harvetta E. Nero '96, the PBHA secretary who was involved in three van accidents in three days this summer...
...Washington state's Fifth House District, GOP neophyte George Nethercutt's nip-and-tuck bid to oust the House Speaker held steady. WillTom Foleybecome -- say it again -- the first sitting House Speaker to be dumped in 134 years?FOLEY: 45 (KXLY-TV)NETHERCUTT: 46BARRETT: A toss-up. But: "Foley's spent a great deal more money than Nethercutt, and he has at least gotten people to think a little bit about the value of being represented by the No. 1 member of Congress, instead of the No. 435 member...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide pledged to appoint a Cabinet not only of the poor, whose cause he championed, but also of the wealthy elite -- the very people who helped oust him from power three years ago. A diverse government, he insisted, would prevent upheaval and ease the transition to democracy. Meanwhile, with the cost of gasoline soaring to $37.50 per gal. on the black market, the U.S. and Aristide signed a $15 million agreement to stabilize prices...
...term limits are not the best way to oust crusty old politicians. There is a much simpler way: vote them...
Camp d'Application is the Haitian army's training center, but its far greater importance is as the base for the heavy weapons. The guns and armored vehicles stored there have for years been the military's coupmaking tools, equipment that can surround administrative buildings and oust governments. Three years ago, Port-au-Prince police chief Michel Francois, then an unknown police major, seized control of the heavy weapons and rolled into the capital to overthrow Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the country's first democratically elected President. The hardware is now under guard inside the U.S. base at the airport...