Word: amends
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...bill, favored 238-194, could amend the 2001 law signed by incumbent president George W. Bush, which only allows federal funding for research that uses embryonic stem cell lines established before August...
...their credit, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) interceded last week with a proposal to amend its regulations to ensure that it can properly enforce a law that prohibits “obtrusive” advertising in zero gravity. In a regulatory filing, the FAA said that, “Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time...
...Dakota's John Thune, who defeated Senate minority leader Tom Daschle last year partly on a promise that his G.O.P. connections would protect Ellsworth Air Force Base, is livid that it is on the closing list. The Base Realignment and Closure Commission has until Sept. 8 to approve or amend Rumsfeld's list, and Bush and Congress must accept or reject it by the end of the year. Until then, Thune has vowed to lead the congressional fight to delay the closings and may vote against key White House legislation--bringing new meaning to the election-year tactic of playing...
Students hoping to expand undergraduate study abroad options will present a petition to College administrators this week, urging them to amend a policy that discourages travel to 29 countries...
Egypt is finally emerging from an unusually frosty winter, but the political indicators suggest that the country may be in for a long, hot summer. The presidential election scheduled for September is generating more interest and tension than ever, thanks to plans to amend the constitution to allow opposition candidates to run directly against President Hosni Mubarak. And even as Mubarak and his challengers wage what is certain to be a contentious political campaign, terrorists have struck in Cairo three times in less than a month...