Bakiyev Threatens to Dismiss Parliament as Standoff Intensifies

09.11.2006
         Kyrgyzstan’s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said that he may dismiss parliament after a week-long standoff with lawmakers over constitutional change.     Russian state television showed footage of Kyrgyz law enforcement officials firing tear gas into crowds of protesters in the capital, Bishkek, after demonstrators threw objects. Protesters began gathering outside...