Word: nixed
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...rather stringent terms of the IMF's loan if he is elected on Oct. 6, neither he nor second-ranked Ciro Gomes, the candidate of the Workers Front coalition, is regarded with much enthusiasm in Washington. A former metalworker known for probity, Lula insists he won't nix the capitalist reforms but will make them fairer--starting with a crackdown on Brazil's epic tax evasion...
...that his idea of peace is not one compatible with that of even the most moderate of Palestinian and Arab interlocutors. Sharon told his cabinet Sunday that not a single Israeli settlement in the occupied territories would be uprooted as long as he was prime minister. That would likely nix any prospect of serious political negotiations with the Palestinians or their Arab neighbors, who maintain that the basic requirement for peace involves Israel withdrawing to something approximating its 1967 borders. That's bad news for the Bush administration, which is trying to calm the Middle East in preparation...
Wrinn says Summers is choosing to nix the President’s Dance in favor of co-sponsoring Springfest because the latter will allow him to interact with more undergraduates...
...Bush's warnings over weapons inspectors is certainly a signal that Washington plans to move the issue back to the front burner, but even there it may take months to build up the head of steam necessary to power a showdown. And administration officials moved quickly this week to nix expectations of any imminent move on Iraq...
...McCain and Joe Lieberman issued a joint statement criticizing the Bush administration's isolation from international negotiations over measures to curb global warming, and urged the U.S. to set mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions. A rejection of the very principle of mandatory caps had prompted President Bush to nix the Kyoto treaty, and the Lieberman-McCain statement suggests the Senate will try to cajole the White House back towards engagement with the wider international community on Kyoto...