Word: sworn
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...request, he testified under oath. Behind him sat Wife Patricia, Son Alexander, 28, and Brother Francis, a Jesuit priest. The former four-star general began by reading, in forceful tones, a well-reasoned, 20-page statement, in which he reminded the Senators that he had given sworn testimony on eight occasions about his actions during Watergate and other controversial events during the Nixon Administration, and that "none of these investigations has found any culpability on my part...
When Apollo Milton Obote, 56, was sworn in for a second term as President of Uganda last week, he gained an unusual opportunity for an African leader: a second chance to rule his country. It was Dictator Idi Amin Dada who had ousted him in a military coup nine years ago. The challenge facing Obote is immense. Uganda, once known as the "pearl of Africa "for its productive agriculture, fine schools and superbly equipped hospitals, is today a nation in ruins. Nairobi Bureau Chief Jack White reports...
That scene illustrates the paradox that Bush will face when he is sworn in as Vice President. As No. 2 to a President who will turn 70 only 17 days after his Inauguration, Bush has unusually strong prospects of some day succeeding to the Oval Office himself. Quite apart from any possibility that he might have to finish Reagan's term, the widespread expectation that Reagan will retire after four years makes Bush a potential front runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 1984. But Bush knows that he can capitalize on his position only by loyally serving...
...steps, where workmen are hammering together the viewing stands for the Inauguration. The ceremony will be held on the west side of the building this time. When the President takes his oath of office he will be lined up with the monuments to Washington and Lincoln. After he is sworn in, he will make his way up Constitution Avenue, then veer to the right up Pennsylvania toward the house that Rear Admiral Cockburn could not obliterate...
...forced presidential candidates to spend more time and use different criteria in selecting their running mates. In addition, the office itself has gradually gained influence--it is no longer just a ceremonial post--and the days when a vice president disappeared into anonymity as soon as he was sworn in seem gone for good...