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...Today's pink slips were made inevitable by the governor's decision in 1988 to veto $92 million in local aid, and the two subsequent raids on local aid," Flood said. "Where was Evelyn during that time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Candidates Clash on Education | 4/19/1990 | See Source »

...bill will now go to a House-Senate conference committee, where it will again be rewritten before being sent on to the White House. There it may fare no better than a child-care program that Richard Nixon vetoed in 1971. Objecting to the high cost of the program and federal standards for child-care ( centers, a senior Bush Administration official pronounced the bill a "monstrosity" and promised a veto. There will be more partisan bickering while the urgent needs of parents and children go unmet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Some Help for Working Moms | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...admits such sentences negate the notion of rehabilitation (which he still believes is possible, "even in prison"), but stopping the death penalty is Cuomo's overriding priority. And if the New York legislature, which is said to be only a vote shy in each chamber, finally overrides his veto? Then, says Cuomo, he will follow the law and sign whatever death warrants come his way. To commute all sentences blindly, he realizes, would be "the height of arrogance. I would never impose my personal views over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Political Interest: Cuomo, the Last Holdout | 4/2/1990 | See Source »

...press for Avril's ouster and select the new President. But that unity is expected to crumble as soon as campaigning begins. Until the election, Trouillot must govern in tandem with a 19-member Council of State, composed of representatives from social groups and geographic regions. The panel has veto power over presidential decisions -- and that alone could stymie progress toward elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti A New Start, a Ray of Hope | 3/26/1990 | See Source »

...armed forces. But the new law passed last week will formalize the President's control not only of the military but also of Interior Ministry troops and the KGB. He will appoint and preside over the Cabinet of Ministers, declare emergencies and martial law, issue executive orders, veto laws and dissolve the legislature. One of the debaters who annoyed Gorbachev last week, Sergei Stankevich, a liberal Moscow Deputy, said, "We can still feel the great totalitarian tradition in this country." The President responded, "It has nothing to do with Gorbachev's power. What does Gorbachev have to do with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LASHED BY THE FLAGS OF FREEDOM | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

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