Word: litmus
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...issue of settlements may be a smart litmus test of Israel's intentions, because it draws a clear line between those in Israel and among its supporters abroad who support a two-state solution, and those who don't. Obama is betting the ayes have it. Since taking office earlier this year, Netanyahu has tried to keep his cards close to his chest, but now he's being forced to reveal his intentions. Opinion polls often find a majority of Israelis willing to give up West Bank settlements in exchange for a genuine peace, and that same majority is unlikely...
...right who dislike talk of reducing the need for abortion, since they view this as code for promoting forms of contraception that they view as equally immoral. To them, there is no "mystery" about when life begins. These positions are, as Obama says, "irreconcilable." (Read "Robert Gibbs: No Abortion Litmus Test...
...plans to auction off hundreds of billions of dollars in Treasuries between now and the end of the year. The level of interest that will be paid on this paper will be a litmus test of the market's appetite for debt in the country that has the largest GDP in the world but is well on its way to owing a record sum to its creditors...
...Afghanistan issue is likely to be viewed by the new White House as a litmus test of whether Europeans can be taken seriously as strategic partners. Poll after poll in France, Germany and even Britain shows the European public want troops to be pulled out and less money spent on Afghanistan. Obama's hoping for more help...
From political litmus tests in its hiring process to its justifications for wiretapping and torture, the Justice Department was the epicenter of George W. Bush's most controversial policies. So more than any other nominee to Barack Obama's Cabinet, would-be Attorney General Eric Holder - a former District of Columbia Superior Court judge and Deputy Attorney General during Bill Clinton's presidency - should expect his time before the Senate to be a referendum on the departing President. (See who's who in Obama's White House...