It was, in their case, an effective weapon: two years ago, the E.E.O.C. won a $500,000 settlement (and a promise to implement mandatory sexual-harassment training) from Burt Chevrolet, which had already fired the two managers in question.
The new Democratic-led Congress, keeping a promise to implement the 9/11 Commission recommendations, passed a law to significantly upgrade the lax security in the cargo holds of passenger planes.
Former central banker Lucas Papademos was sworn in as prime minister in Greece with a promise to implement the reform measures and spending cuts demanded of the country as part of the latest international bailout package agreed in Brussels earlier this month.
Not everyone, however, came to office on a promise to implement cuts across the board.
Even the Tea Party inspired "Pledge to America" that served as the Republican Party's 2010 campaign manifesto includes a promise to implement it.
"The Chinese promise to implement a deal, then claim they forgot or there was an oversight," Mr. Nyumbu said.
But this is exactly the time for the Obama administration to move boldly on its campaign promise to implement a universal health care system.
Having run on a platform of "hope" and "change" much like Roosevelt's promise for a "new deal with the American people," Obama's election greatly relied upon his promise to implement a policy of universal health care.
In 2008, the current ruling NDC party (which was the opposition party when the NHIS was introduced) made an election promise to implement a universal health insurance system which " will guarantee access to free health care in all public health institutions"[ 26].
If the situation were reversed, and a very different president had promised to implement a very different policy, those who worry now would be calling for every aide and cabinet member to follow through on a promise.
