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...would be open to modifying the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, it was an indication of how far the world has come since the end of the Cold War. While we still have concerns about the feasibility of a missile defense system, an agreement with Russia to amend the treaty would eliminate the greatest diplomatic and political obstacle to the limited testing of a missile defense...
...hope that the U.S. and Russia can cooperate to find a way to amend the ABM treaty and to quickly reduce our nuclear stockpiles. The alternative, that America unilaterally withdraw from the treaty, would render meaningless Bush’s claim that the U.S. and Russia should no longer view each other as adversaries. But right now, the most pressing threat to America is international terrorism, and national missile defense must not regain its traditional place as the sole object of Bush’s foreign policy...
...tribal elders and respected Afghans for the loya jirga. That group would elect a transitional head of state to form a temporary government. After the drafting of a constitution, the return of refugees and the rebuilding of the country, another loya jirga would be called to amend the new constitution to allow for political parties and elections...
...University began the reconstruction of Widener Library in 1999 in an effort to amend flaws in its original design that endangered the preservation of its multi-faceted collection...
...economy eight or nine months ago, which of course was two months before he actually stepped in to start cutting rates Jan. 3. Under heavy fire from new Senate Banking chairman Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) over that lag, Greenspan copped to a slip of the calendar. "Let me amend my remarks from last week," he said, smiling - he'd meant to say December...