71. The vote follows the ouster last year of authoritarian President Suharto. 72. Vote will follow shareholder comments, expected to extend into the night. 73. Votes were following on two additional changes advanced by Hagel. 74. The vote followed a lengthy debate on the involvement of politicians in financial speculation by a savings bank which has ruined tens of thousands of Macedonians. 75. The vote followed nationwide protests against austerity measures that spawned sharp price increases for basic goods. 76. The committee vote followed a human rights report on Burma issued this week, which criticises the junta for political repression and forced labour practices. |