Word: resignment
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...venture out in the line of fire that a 50-member quorum was never mustered. Karami then invited nine key factional leaders to join him in his office and lock themselves in until something had been hammered out. Only two accepted the invitation; in desperation Karami threatened to resign, was talked out of it and began calling in leaders for private sessions...
...death, Juan Carlos would have been named King by a joint declaration of the Cortes (parliament) and the 17-member advisory Council of the Realm. But for Juan Carlos to come to full and permanent power before Franco died would have required either 1) the dictator's resignation, or 2) a decree by the Cabinet, ratified by the Cortes and the National Council, stating that Franco was not competent to rule. Encouraged by his family, el Caudillo made it clear last week that he wanted to die with all his power and titles, and thus would not resign. Arias...
Whitlam's government is unquestionably vulnerable. Mishandling of the domestic economy helped produce the highest unemployment (5.1%) in more than 30 years and a 16.9% inflation rate. Then came the scandal that gave Fraser his immediate issue: two Cabinet ministers were forced to resign from Whitlam's government on charges of misleading Parliament about covert negotiations for "overseas loans" through questionable channels to develop Australian energy resources. Between May 1974 and last month, Whitlam's approval rating in the polls dropped from...
Incapable of controlling the semifeudal political lords and their private militias who are responsible for the violence, Premier Rashid Karami faced increasing pressure to resign. He tentatively increased patrols by army troops in Beirut's downtown business sector and at all entrances to the city. Because most commanding officers in the 18,000-man army are Christian, Moslems fiercely oppose large-scale use of the military. Karami so far agrees and has warned that bringing in the army could destroy the country. But as the righting continued unabated, it seemed that the country was already approaching the edge...
...climax came at a board meeting in August, when the exasperated Noorda resigned as president and four of the seven board members in turn tried to kick out Goshorn and Yale. The zealous duo sped to a local court for an injunction against the board's action. At the next board session, Yale in a prayer asked his opponents to resign. Says Goshorn with a cherubic smile: "They probably thought Burt had flipped out." In fact, Noorda, four outside directors and six of the company's top ten salesmen-some of them Jews upset by the stress...