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Under the order's almost 800-year-old governing structure, set up by St. Dominic in 1217, the master -- or any Dominican superior faced with an election involving subordinates -- has the authority to confirm or cancel, So, for example, when Dominicans in Louisville, Ky., three years ago elected a new prior, the superior cassated that election because the prior-elect was the full-time treasurer at a college, a position where he was needed more. DiNoia, in addition to his full-time job with th