Word: asks
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...Perhaps it was some kind of accident, but those who frame the incident as isolated ignore the bigger picture. Citizens should ask what causes a cop—not in jeopardy of his own life—to make that split-second decision to fire. The general mentality of police regarding crime fighting, distrust within communities, and a culture of fear across the nation regarding minority males should be factored in. Racism in law enforcement is an ugly reality and most people, especially supposedly sympathetic liberals, shield their eyes from it. We do not live in an impartial system marred...
...Nesson’s request is granted, he said he would ask Oppenheim to detail the steps taken to decide why to go after Tenenbaum...
...White House response to this disappointment was to ask for more time. "Look, old habits die hard in this town. We get that," said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs at a press briefing on Thursday. "But the President understands that changing the way Washington works isn't likely to happen in just 10 days...
...organizations that pushed for this provision didn't originally ask for it to be included in the stimulus package. They expect the Administration to push for its adoption soon, either in another piece of legislation or as a stand-alone bill. The provision has been introduced in the past three Congresses as the Prevent Prematurity and Improve Child Health Act, sponsored by Democratic Senators Blanche Lincoln of Nebraska and Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Republicans Richard Lugar of Indiana and Olympia Snowe of Maine. Senate aides anticipate that the bill will be reintroduced this year...
...will probably prove controversial among Israel's neoconservative American supporters - and, quite possibly, with Israel's government, especially if the Likud Party wins the Feb. 10 elections. To Likudniks, the very act of naming an envoy is suspicious: Mitchell is likely to do something the Bush Administration rarely did - ask for Israeli concessions, however minor. The Mitchell appointment and the Al Arabiya interview are of a piece: respect will be paid to Muslims by the Obama Administration. The long-term goal is to weaken the regional tyrants and extremists by depriving them of the Great Satan caricature - the first step...