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There's something fundamental missing in the U.S. impeachment process [NATION, Nov. 23]. It is a reversal of the will of a majority of the electorate who voted the accused public official into office. There should be a public referendum in which the voters either reject or authorize impeachment. RICHARD E. ZEIMET Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan...
...former coup leader's decisive victory is a sign of widespread popular anger at corruption and poverty in the oil-rich state. "Although he plans a referendum on changing the constitution, his economic policy will have to be more moderate," says Hoag. "Today's reality no longer allows for leftist economics." Washington denied Chavez an entry visa a year ago, but has said it would work with him if elected. After all, Chavez is just a feeling...
...inclusion of a large, delineated window (filled with space not glass) on one side of the building. This odd appendage later evolved into a characteristic feature of the design and symbol of the museum. His 1986 Stadthaus in Ulm, Germany was only built after a tenth referendum finally approved its construction. The building was intended to replace an area used for parking in front of the historic Gothic cathedral there and act as a center for the town...
...Election Day, voters passed a non-binding referendum asking state legislators to move the reactor, which is located on Albany Street, to a safer area...
David A. Hoicka, a Cambridge attorney who proposed the referendum, said he fears the possibility of an accident...