Facing bronchial problems of his own, Douglas Hodge has so far not gone on in the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of La Cage Aux Folles, allowing understudy Spencer Stafford his extended moment in the spotlight and leading to the postponement twice-over of press night, which will now take place on January 9. (The opening had originally been intended for December 3).
The supreme court, which arbitrates on constitutional disputes but has not ruled against the government since 2003, said that the postponement was legal.Mr Chávez has turned over some powers to Mr Maduro.
Committee members jousted angrily over the postponement, with Republicans asserting that it was unfair.
The postponement of the handing over of power until after the presidential election, he said, was "a clear sign that the SCAF did not want a civilian president who under the current constitutional declaration would have power over the army for the first time since the 1952 revolution".
In Kiev and Brussels, officials spun the postponement as a victory over Russian pressure.
The postponement set off rife speculation over the cause, with analysts here focusing on security arrangements, the death of President Hafez al-Assad of Syria, a longtime ally, or matters as mundane as the erratic electricity supply and telecommunications networks in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, where the meeting is to be held.
When viewed over time, the postponement of death to increasingly higher ages allowed the relative effect of risk factors other than age to emerge in the younger age groups.
The sharply-worded statement from Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the ninth circuit federal appeals court, came as the court on Monday denied Arizona's attempt to challenge the postponement of an inmate's execution over the secrecy of its capital punishment procedures.
Democrats said the postponement reflected growing resistance within the Republican Party over its direction on spending and tax issues.
Israeli authorities expressed regret over the incident, which forced the postponement of an expected announcement here that the border verification was complete.
