Word: derailments
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...uncertainty of life after Sharon and Arafat means that Israelis and Palestinians do not have the luxury of waiting for brighter days. A deal must be struck before the most radical elements of both societies get a chance to further derail the peace process. The lame-duck autocrat and the war criminal have no choice but to work together. They must somehow muster the strength to come to the negotiating table and they must do it now. In the Middle East, tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone...
...that a Chicago law firm the Energy Department hired to help guide the project through the licensing process had been lobbying Congress on behalf of the nuclear industry. The firm denied a conflict of interest but has withdrawn from the program. Now the GAO report "has the potential to derail the Yucca project altogether," claims Congresswoman Berkley. "This is the smoking gun we've been looking...
...threatened as it is now. Unfortunately, these recent acts of domestic terrorism have hindered access to abortion services and threaten the lives of those dedicated to ensuring a woman’s right to choose. We should pay more attention to attempts by extreme pro-lifers to derail this nation’s open, free society. Let’s not treat our women like the Taliban treats theirs...
...Afghanistan. It is hypocritical to assert otherwise, especially if Bush’s recent demands for an Israeli pullout are intended to conciliate the Arab nations who have signed on to America’s coalition against terror. Terrorism should not be allowed to sway U.S. foreign policy or derail our nation’s relationship with our only true ally—and the only democratic country—in the region...
...find ourselves in a situation much like we did after the Oklahoma City attack," says William Banks, professor of law at Syracuse University. "The mood, then as now, brings together the traditional right and traditional left in an attempt to slow or even derail some of the surveillance proposals...