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...vote procedures to their full extent, then Ryan’s motion could cause the dissolution of the Faculty itself. In the United Kingdom and other parliamentary democracies, prime ministers who lose no-confidence votes have two options. “A government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority within the House of Commons,” according to a 2003 report of the U.K. House of Commons Information Office. “Should it fail to enjoy the confidence of the majority of the House, it has to hold a general election...
...Nato nations such as Australia which will also contribute to the operation. No wonder Washington is, yet again, exasperated. Only the U.K., which will lead the force into the field, is enthusiastic about the idea - and even British military officers are privately skeptical about the vague objectives and complex command arrangements they have to work with. It was always a gamble to make Afghanistan the symbol of a reinvigorated Atlantic alliance. The country is far from the immediate interests of most European states. Over the last 150 years, soldiers from many nations have left their bones on its bleak mountainsides...
...bathroom together, alleviating Abby's stress about asking for breaks. And rather than lose patience with Abby for the false starts, she praises her for trying. Indeed, the most striking thing about the well-managed classroom is what this perpetually smiling teacher doesn't do: she doesn't command Abby to speak up, nor does she stop calling...
...question that Nato member governments and their taxpayers have increasingly been asking: Is there still a role for the alliance established in 1949 as a counterbalance to the Soviet bloc? Watching the International Security Assistance Force (isaf) on the ground in the north and west of Afghanistan, under Nato command, there seems no doubt that the alliance has rediscovered a sense of purpose. The isaf, mandated by the United Nations to help the Afghan government improve security, has already taken over this duty in some of the most fractious parts of the country from the U.S.-led liberation forces, Operation...
...Back east, the luxury condo markets that have had similarly explosive growth in Miami and New York, where high-end apartments can command from $2,000 to $4,000 a square foot, haven?t slumped yet. Still, experts say the abrupt reversal of fortune in the desert, where the mainstream residential real estate and hotel markets are still quite healthy, shows just how quickly the odds can change in even the most affluent markets if runaway speculation and overzealous development take hold. ?It?s another case of irrational exuberance,? says John Restrepo, head of a Las Vegas real estate...