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- <title>
- Mar. 16, 1992: Seat-of-the-Pants Politics
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
- Mar. 16, 1992 Jay Leno
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- GRAPEVINE, Page 19
- SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS POLITICS
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- <p>By Jancie Castro/Reported by Wendy Cole
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- <p> Talk about the weight of history. Visiting Kazakhstan
- last month, Michael Miklaucic of the International Law
- Institute, a Washington think tank, dropped in on a top
- parliament official involved in the drafting of the republic's
- new constitution. He found himself on the spot when his host
- took a call during their meeting. "So, Mr. Michael," said his
- host, suddenly placing his hand over the mouthpiece, "who should
- be commander-in-chief of armed forces? The President? Or Speaker
- of the parliament?" "I...I...I can tell you how it works in
- the U.S.," said Miklaucic. "But please, don't decide based on
- what I say. I think you should get a second opinion on this."
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