41.   But the president has dismissed the argument, saying he has constitutional powers to appoint anyone to a cabinet post -- even from outside parliament.

42.   The president dismissed arguments that the tribunal is complicating efforts to end the war in the former Yugoslavia.

43.   The president dismissed the challenge, arguing that reaching a budget agreement with Congress was preferable to tinkering with the constitution.

44.   The present constitution allows the president to dismiss the national legislature after it has completed one year in office out of its six-year term.

45.   Last week, the former president dismissed all his lawyers after accusing a special court trying his case of already pre-judging him.

46.   Some sectors have called for reforms to allow the popular Ramos to run again, but the president has dismissed the idea.

47.   The CFA president dismissed charges that his association, to which the clubs belong, wanted to control refereeing on the island.