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...weeks the Supreme Court debated the constitutionality of Musharraf's nomination for a second term as President, despite his ongoing tenure as Army Chief. The holding of dual offices is normally prohibited by Pakistan's constitution, but in 2002 Musharraf was able to obtain a one-term waiver. Elections, which are undertaken by an electoral college made up of national and provincial parliaments, are to be held on October 6, just three months before general elections for a new parliament are due. Many hold that the current assembly, which has been in power nearly five years and whose majority...
...been widely reviled, and many sticking points could scuttle it. According to the constitution, Musharraf will be prevented from running for another term as President as long as he continues to hold the title of Chief of Army Staff, and the Supreme Court appears unlikely to grant Musharraf another waiver that would allow him to rule in uniform. Bhutto has made the deal conditional on Musharraf quitting the military, but the dictator may be reluctant to surrender what remains the principal source of his authority. The military, however, while losing the presidency, would stand to regain popular support that...
...another term of office before the general election returns a new legislature. But according to Pakistan's constitution, he can't run until he steps down from his role as head of the military - something he is showing no sign of doing. (Musharraf won a one-term waiver of this law five years ago, but that expires in November). The President has also been speaking with another exiled former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto - a fierce rival of Sharif - about sharing power after the election. Such a deal would win him more parliamentary support, but Bhutto faces outstanding corruption charges...
...University should not deter students who wish to devote their summer to a nobler cause. Many admirable summer internships and jobs are unpaid, and a student should not have to be forced to select from a limited menu of government and community service jobs to receive a waiver. A good solution would be to have students seeking a waiver submit a brief application to the FAO explaining what they are planning on doing. We would hope that the FAO would be particularly open minded and lenient in determining which proposals are up to snuff. Such a system would allow students...
...course, Harvard’s admissions officers know all this, which is why they turn to ZIP codes and other data to identify low-income applicants. In some cases, according to Donahue, officers even look at whether a student sought a waiver from the $65 application fee. But detailed information on family finances remains off-limits. So Harvard isn’t actually “need blind;” it’s “need vision-impaired...