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...nuclear deal with the U.S. that could ease the country's energy shortage. Opponents said the deal threatened Indian sovereignty by catering to American demands. The victory was tainted by allegations of bribery from three opposition-party members who claimed that government supporters had offered them money to abstain from voting...
...held more than two hours earlier, but it was delayed by an unprecedented display on the floor of Parliament: during the afternoon debate session, a group of opposition MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party displayed stacks of cash, asserting that one of them had been offered a bribe to abstain from the vote. The commotion disrupted the proceedings as Speaker Chatterjee insisted that the claim be made formally and in writing, rather than on the open floor. That was just the most serious of the allegations thrown against the Congress Party during the two-day debate over the confidence measure...
...lieu of condoms or pills, government and church authorities promote what they call "natural" family planning. Women are advised to purchase a thermometer, monitor their cycle, and abstain from sex on all but their least-fertile days. But abstinence is a tough sell and people, it seems, aren?t buying it. The country's population is growing at a rate of about 2.3% per year, outpacing increases in agricultural production and economics gains. Poor families, like Bing's, are growing fastest. The country's poorest residents have an average of six children. The richest, meanwhile, have...
...been looking forward to it since last spring,” said John F. Pararas ’08-’09, CEB chair. “There is a contingent of people who felt like it ruled their lives, but people who get too into it can abstain or plan their time a little more wisely.” Newly-elected Currier war minister, Michael Y. Mi ‘10, said, “It will most likely take over my reading period life. As war minister, I control a lot of people’s accounts...
...that the U.S. doesn't want the progress of this country because that wouldn't fit in with its interests in the region. But we must do our best with the help of the [International Atomic Energy] agency, the E.U. and other international bodies to resolve this issue, and abstain from unnecessary rhetoric. We need to proceed with reason and with a more suitable rhetoric...