What was the goal behind abolishing a whole tier of bureaucracy and giving consortiums of general practitioners (family doctors) control over the commissioning of tens of billions of pounds worth of services from operations to hospital tests or out-patient care?In public, no government minister or official seemed to have a clear answer to such questions.
Mr. Maliki has sought for two years to consolidate control over the electoral commission, whose independence is viewed as essential in ensuring that Iraqi elections are free from fraud, vote rigging and interference from political parties.
Claiborne made no overt legal attempts to re-assert control over Kent Island during the commission's rule of Maryland, although a treaty concluded during that time with the Susquehannocks claimed that Claiborne owned both Kent and Palmer Islands.
Losing Control As the commissions moved toward their first trial this year, the Defense Department's control over the process began to falter.
Mr. Vermeulen said that the University of Wisconsin banned samples at its hospital and clinics after being cited by the commission for lacking some controls over the sample-size medicines.
The study was requested by Representative Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat who led a subcommittee with oversight over the commission when his party controlled the House.
Part of the problem was his need to maintain control over all aspects of the commission's work.
But this could lead to a bitter dispute between the parliament and governments over who should choose, and control, the head of the commission (the treaty is ambiguous).
In the end, Putin's near-total control over the country's electoral commissions, local legislatures, and court system at all levels means that his continued rule is likely to remain unchallenged.
