Word: jointly
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...first official meeting of Northern Ireland's new power-sharing cabinet last Thursday marked the successful completion of a series of political compromises. The seemingly endless peace process has finally resulted in a new joint government representing both the Protestant majority and Catholic minority of the region, both the unionists who wish to remain linked with Britain and those who had hoped to unite with the Republic of Ireland. This new power-sharing legislature may finally bring peace to an area that has seen 3,300 deaths in the last three decades of violence. We hope it lasts...
However, while off to a strong start, the peace process remains dangerously fragile. David Trimble, the Protestant leader of the new joint government, said he'll resign if the IRA does not begin disposing its weapons by Feb. 1. Many would follow his lead, ensuring the disintegration of the fledgling government. While the IRA has met a key term of the peace agreement by assigning a disarmament representative, it has made no promises to honor the February deadline...
...decide we should get in on the action. Tad and I assume seats at the table. In our joint efforts (Tad calling the shots and I claiming journalistic immunity and gambling ignorance), we reign victorious in our hand...
Right now the bill is 'in study' in the Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor--which means it won't move without more research...
...busy to hate," but it's not too busy to quarrel about the mayor's pugnacious strategy for battling the Southeastern Legal Foundation. That conservative group filed a federal lawsuit in August alleging that the city discriminates against white males by requiring prime city contractors to set up joint ventures with minority- or female-owned businesses. Tucker supports affirmative action, but she complains that Campbell has abused the program by showering lucrative contracts on his wealthy black supporters. She argues that courts have become so hostile to affirmative action that spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend Atlanta...