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...October 2007 Congress—the very same legislature that inveighed against Holocaust denial when it was easy—simply refused to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in a non-binding resolution. Upon hearing the news that the House was planning a vote, Turkey threatened to cancel arms deals and revoke their support for American air units operating in Iraq. The U.S government blinked immediately...
...frustrated with the weather, which had caused the Boston Red Sox to cancel their home opener...
...their supporters are unfairly detained. And U.S. soldiers and contractors would remain immune from Iraqi law, a fact that angers Iraqis of all political stripes. What's more, the Prime Minister said, the Americans would remain in control of Iraqi airspace, "and they will have the right to cancel even my flights...
...meantime key priorities are going forward. “It’s not as if the sky has fallen. I don’t know of any department that has actually had to cancel a [faculty] search that was already under way,” he said...
...given widespread corporate turmoil, perk-slashing isn't likely to stop at 401(k) plans. In the Watson Wyatt survey, a fifth of companies said they planned to eliminate or reduce training, cancel holiday parties and tighten travel policies. "These are all things about which companies say, 'Could we live without this for another year?' " says Tarantello. "But you don't want people retiring on the job. You want their hearts and minds...