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...result is that Kissinger focuses entirely on the question of enforcement and jurisdiction. He argues that international tribunals should be closely overseen and deems jurists’ attempts to extend their jurisdiction across borders a threat to national sovereignty, global civil society...
...Judy Singer and John Willett have provided excellent academic leadership to the School of Education over the past two years, while pioneering a unique administrative partnership,” Rudenstine said in a prepared statement. “I am grateful for their willingness to extend their creative approach and dedication to this new role...
...talking about Washington's old allies in Western Europe. The surprise of the trip was the apparent warmth between Bush and Putin. Sure, both sides wanted their first summit to be a success and so played down their old disagreements on missile defense and on Bush's determination to extend NATO membership to the Baltic states--and hence to Russia's border. But the post-meeting atmosphere was cozier than many had expected. Bush said he found Putin to be "very straightforward and trustworthy." "Everybody tries to read the body language," said the President. "Mark me down as very pleased...
...year-old government program designed to issue fast-track work permits to foreigners with expertise in computer technology. The government has approved an initial block of 10,000 visas - known as "green cards," after the American program that gives temporary residence to foreigners - and is virtually certain to extend the program to another 10,000 before the end of this year. The visas are valid for two years, renewable for a total of five years' employment. With the industry trade group bitkom estimating that 75,000 technology jobs in the country go unfilled, the green cards are designed to give...
...easier to convince the Senate than the Europeans of the virtue of missile defense. And it took extensive lobbying by the Clinton Administration to get the Senate (then under Republican control) to welcome Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic into NATO. Persuading a Democratic Senate to extend an invitation to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in the face of Russian opposition won't be easy...