Word: allowances
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...White House blamed Republican stonewalling for the failed nomination, saying in a statement that "it is now clear that Senate Republicans will not allow her to be confirmed." The Administration counted Senate votes "many times," according to a White House official who requested anonymity, but came up short as the months dragged on. "We made our full case," the official says...
Johnsen declined to comment to TIME beyond a statement released on April 9, in which she too blamed GOP intransigence. "I hope that the withdrawal of my nomination will allow this important office to be filled promptly," she wrote. (See who's who in Barack Obama's White House...
Student group leaders hoping to offer their own programming during the next January Term have responded positively to the College’s recent decision to allow all students to return to campus more than a week before spring classes begin...
Undergraduate Council President Johnny F. Bowman ’11 said that the UC will try to lobby the administration to allow more groups to stay on campus...
Despite those restrictions, the Internet in China roils with debate over current events. China now has an estimated 384 million Internet users, more than the total population of the U.S. That size, combined with the growing popularity of interactive applications that allow users to generate their own content, has placed great strain on censors' ability to restrict the flow of sensitive information. Often news happens and discussion spreads widely before censors have a chance to decide how to manage the subject. "In this war, the censor is obviously not winning," says Xiao Qiang, the director of the China Internet Project...