The five-party coalition had entered office on the back of a series of confidence-building initiatives agreed by the previous interim government, which included a cross-party agreement on the 2008 budget and a modest package of devolution measures.

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Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament elected.

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In the wake of the coalition's collapse, the interim caretaker government quickly cobbled together enough cross-party backing to get their new budget-cutting proposals through parliament.

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Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council said it retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament is elected.

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Under an interim constitutional declaration released Monday by the military council, the military council retains the power to make laws and budget decisions for the country until a new constitution can be written and a new parliament elected.

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So maybe the most significant failure of the Ryan budget is its omission of less sweeping health-care reforms that could lead to marginal improvements in the interim.

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