Word: successional
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The 25th Amendment, which provides a model for presidential succession, was ratified in 1967. But Section 3 of the amendment, providing for transfer of power in the case of presidential disability, has never been used, even following the 1981 shooting, when Reagan was incapacitated for some five hours. The amendment...
He frowns and shrugs. In rapid succession he looks perplexed, annoyed, engaged.
So rather suddenly, the speculations and assumptions about papal succession--the sort bandied while a Pope still lives--undergo sober reassessment in the cold light of his passing. The theoretical contracts rather alarmingly into the real, conversations with the outside world truly do taper off, and the 115 men who...
Barbara L. Kellerman, a research director at the KSG Center for Public Leadership who has worked with Carter, said that Carter’s succession to the chairmanship comes at a thorny time for leaders of the exchange, which is staffed by 1,500 employees.
The reluctance to speak publicly is a sign that the campaign for succession begins in earnest this week, with formal and informal talks among the Cardinals, leading up to the April 18 start of the conclave. In fact, once he was clear of the crowds, Schönborn spoke quietly on...