Word: predecessors
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Still, even with the widespread support of theRepublican party, political analysts like Linksyquestion whether Cellucci can duplicate thepolitical success of his predecessor, William F.Weld '66, who won support from all sides of thepolitical spectrum...
Still, the Taepo Dong-1 should help to refocus the thinking of policymakers in Washington. It is light-years ahead of its predecessor, the Nodong-1, a one-stage rocket with a range of up to 620 miles. Multiple-stage vehicles require expertise in guidance systems and other tricky technology. Thus last week's launch means the North is a step closer to building intercontinental ballistic missiles that could reach the mainland U.S., according to Richard Speier, a Carnegie Foundation consultant and former missile proliferation expert at the Pentagon...
...spots. It seems that in flight, the hulking 300-ton plane kicks up a lot of turbulence. Such swirling atmospheric eddies can entangle soldiers in their parachute lines, collapse their chutes or hurl airborne paratroopers dangerously into one another. The Globemaster suffers particularly in comparison with its predecessor. A fleet of older C-141's can fly over a drop zone and unload a brigade of 3,000 paratroopers in as little as 19 minutes, with each group of three C-141's separated by 8,000 feet. Not only does that allow for a fast drop, it also minimizes...
Those days ended five months ago, when Bond took over as chairman. Meanwhile, former Baltimore Congressman Kweisi Mfume, the hapless Chavis' replacement as executive director, has proved to be an adept fund raiser and effective lobbyist. Bond's predecessor as chairman, Myrlie Evers-Williams, did such a good job of cleaning up Gibson's mess that Bond is free to devote himself to the organization's true mission: fighting for racial justice. He's the right man for the job: a charismatic civil rights hero since the 1960s, when he served as spokesman for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Since...
...laid his cards on the table: He'll hand over the reins of power to an elected civilian government next May. Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar announced Monday night that an elected government would take over on May 29, 1999, replacing the discredited political and electoral machinery established by his predecessor, General Sani Abacha. "The handover to civilian rule has been the key demand of the opposition," says TIME reporter Clive Mutiso. "Indications had been that the military planned to indefinitely postpone the transition, and opposition groups weren't going to stand for that." If they believe Abubakar is sincere, they...