Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY elected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY 63%, Ngarlegy YORONGAR 16%, Saleh KEBZABO 7% note: government coalition - MPS, UNDR, and URD Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (125 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms); replaces the Higher Transitional Council or the Conseil Superieur de Transition elections: National Assembly - last held in two rounds on 5 January and 23 February 1997 (next to be held in late 2001); in the first round of voting some candidates won clear victories by receiving 50% or more of the vote; where that did not happen, the two highest scoring candidates stood for a second round of voting election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - MPS 65, URD 29, UNDR 15, RDP 3, others 13 Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Criminal Courts; Magistrate Courts Political parties and leaders: National Union for Development and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO]; Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Mahamat Saleh AHMAT, chairman] (originally in opposition but now the party in power and the party of the president); Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Lal Mahamat CHOUA]; Union for Renewal and Democracy or
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

(since 13 December 1999) cabinet: Council of State, members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister elections: president elected by popular vote to serve five-year term; if no candidate receives at least 50% of the total vote, the two candidates receiving the most votes must stand for a second round of voting; last held 20 May 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); prime minister appointed by the president election results: Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY elected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY 63%, Ngarlegy YORONGAR 16%, Saleh KEBZABO 7% note: government coalition - MPS, UNDR, and URD Chile: chief of state:
— from The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

“If anyone’ll tell me how that human fly climbed up there and tied those colors to the top of that flag pole without breaking his neck and dislocating both ears ... I’ll get it down!” exploded Pete.
— from Down the Ice, and Other Winter Sports Stories by Harold M. (Harold Morrow) Sherman

The German Government is doing everything possible to curry favour with its people.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 15, 1917 by Various

Lord God, I do earnestly pray that thou wilt give me strength to break away, if I may be trying to free myself from habits that mar my character.
— from Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration by Margaret Bird Steinmetz

At the breakfast-table in a restaurant he poured out his heart to God in deep, earnest prayer and thanked God for the [458] food, which drew the attention of many listeners.
— from Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. Warner by A. L. (Andrew L.) Byers

Then, finally, there is your abstract cause, once very fruitful indeed, but now sadly gone in decay, except perhaps in specialist society.
— from Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

A'on gwine in dar en put dat ar hoss up?
— from Aaron in the Wildwoods by Joel Chandler Harris

The government is doing everything possible to encourage the diversification of labor, to draw people from the farms and employ them in other industries.
— from Modern India by William Eleroy Curtis