Word: parliament
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This development and progress, De Gaulle continued, "could not have been possible if we had returned to the crises and impotence of the former regime. But the functioning of the public powers-government and Parliament-as it is governed by our constitution, as it is applied, as it was confirmed last year by the nation, enables the state to decide and act. In the midst of so many countries prey to troubles, jolts, uncertainties, the French Republic appears as the very example of political stability. This has never been seen before...
...Though no Africans attended the party, word of the goings on quickly leaked out-and even more quickly was distorted. Before a bwana could say "Sanders of the River," police were searching the homes of partygoers for evidence of anti-government activity. At an angry session of Parliament, outraged ministers called for vengeance. "I am sure the Uganda flag must have been trampled on," shouted one backbencher. There were cries of "What a shame...
Prime Minister Milton Apollo Obote came up with the most violent accusation. Calling the whites "snakes in our pot," he angrily quoted to Parliament some verses from a song he claimed was sung at the party...
...Brother of Alfred Harmsworth, British press lord who founded the Daily Mail and later became Lord Northcliffe; Harold, who took over after Alfred's death and became Lord Rothermere; and Cecil, a onetime Member of Parliament. All are dead...
...Parliament removed witchcraft from the list of criminal offenses in 1736. Since then, the black arts have been the property of tiny demonic cults. But 1963, for no clear reason, has been a banner year for sorcerers. In March the pro-Labor New Statesman concluded that "black magic seems to be strongest in southern England and, New Statesman readers will hear with relief, in Conservative constituencies." Last month, a Conservative M.P., Commander John Kerans, asked the government for new laws against the spread of witchcraft, arguing that "a good deal of it is a cover for sexual orgies and other...