Word: confirmed
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...Indeed, the fact that there aren't many declared candidates for the jobs - let alone debates - also undermines the entire selection process. The three men who are seen as front runners for the presidency - Van Rompuy, Balkenende and Juncker - have all refused to confirm that they are even in the running. On Monday, Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski sought to open the process up a sliver by suggesting that the front runners explain their visions for the future of the E.U. and submit to interviews with the heads of member countries at Thursday's meeting, before a selection was made...
Rather than allowing himself to be drawn blindly into a quagmire, Obama is insisting on a clear-eyed view of the prospects for success and ultimately, withdrawal. And that's likely to confirm that even pursuing the most limited kind of success in Afghanistan might require an expanded troop commitment that goes well beyond the next U.S. presidential election...
...people with non-fatal illnesses opted for assisted suicide, an abuse the authorities say they are determined to stop. Among the proposed measures, still to be fine-tuned and debated in parliament, is the requirement that two different doctors attest to the candidate's suitability for assisted suicide and confirm the terminal diagnosis; currently only one physician's opinion is needed...
...Friends confirm the importance of Hysen as a member of the Bowman-Hysen team. "He's the type of guy every team needs— not just willing, but eager to work through all the red tape and invisible barriers and to get the results he wants," said Cosmo Y. Jiang ’11, Hysen’s blockmate...
...first Gibbs declined to confirm the story. "I'm not at this point going to make any personnel announcements," he said. Just minutes later, however, after being told that the White House had circulated the news via e-mail, he confirmed Craig's departure. Gibbs maintained that Craig's decision to leave, which has been rumored for months, was not related to Craig's role in setting a one-year deadline for removing detainees from the Guantánamo Bay detention center, an ambitious deadline that is unlikely to be met. (Read a 2-min. bio of Robert Gibbs...