Word: parliamentarians
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...Supreme Council, which has long favored a semi-autonomous nine-province "super region" in the south (which it would have a fair shot at governing) rather than a smaller one in Basra, governed by Fadila. "We are not participating in this because we are busy with other things," says parliamentarian Redha Taki, the head of SIIC's political relations department. He would not be drawn on why his party is not supporting al-Fadel's initiative, and few other senior members of the Supreme Council would offer public comment. The Supreme Council holds very little sway in Basra, and would...
Queensland's chief wildlife manager, Mike Devery, defended the costly operation, saying the animals were listed as vulnerable under the state's Nature Conservation Act, which labels crocodiles over 13 feet long as "iconic." But the kid-glove treatment outraged many locals, including Federal Parliamentarian Bob Katter, a cowboy-hatted, blunt-spoken cattle rancher whose 218,000 square-mile electoral district is home to thousands of wild crocodiles...
With a new secretary and parliamentarian in line, the Faculty Council announced yesterday that it would reshuffle some existing positions in response to zoologist Farish A. Jenkins Jr.’s withdrawal from the Council. For health reasons, Jenkins has withdrawn from the council, the 18-member governing body of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Robert A. Lue, a professor of molecular and cellular biology, will fill the seat until Jenkins’ return. Additionally, history professor Ann M. Blair confirmed that she will replace Jenkins on the docket committee. Chaired by former Graduate School of Arts...
...council has been discussing the recent economic crisis and its effects on students, particularly in light of the current recruiting season. But Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds said she has not heard of students with specific family problems stemming from the downturn. Finally, election results for the parliamentarian, who runs the proceedings for the faculty meetings, will be announced soon, according to FAS spokesman Robert P. Mitchell. Official word cannot be given until the chosen candidate has been informed of his or her appointment. —Staff Writer Benjamin M. Jaffe can be reached at bjaffe@fas.harvard.edu...
...that allegation that served as the political ammunition party leaders needed to oust Mbeki, though observers suggest they had a much broader list of complaints. "So much antagonism has built up towards him that people were determined not to let him go in any dignified way," author and ANC parliamentarian-turned-critic Andrew Feinstein told TIME. "That is related to the very autocratic and cut-throat policies that he introduced in his own presidency...