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...need to override the veto. It looks all but certain that they will have to jettison the bill's deadlines for troop withdrawal - a move that is certain to lose some of their more liberal members, but that could attract support from Republicans, who are facing increasing impatience for progress in Iraq from their voters at home. And while there is still some discussion of a "short leash" strategy - passing a small funding bill, and continuing to fight - that idea is losing steam, because Democratic leaders believe it would simply give Bush a series of victories...
...Democrats begin negotiating with Republicans, the central question will be how strong they can make what's left of the bill, particularly the "benchmarks" for Iraqi progress on such issues as democratization, strengthening their security forces, cutting down on sectarian violence, disarming the militias and other goals. President Bush opposes any move to punish the Iraqis if they do not meet those targets, but some congressional Republicans say they might be willing to consider reducing non-military aid, including reconstruction funds. What they will not support, says one G.O.P. leadership aide, is anything that ties the benchmarks to a troop...
...primary researchers involved with the discovery. “The most important story here is that, it’s been clear for almost a century that common diseases such as diabetes run in families, and half of the risk is genetic susceptibility. But up until this year, no progress has been made towards understanding genetic bases of these common diseases,” said Altshuler, director of the Broad Institute’s Program in Medical and Population Genetics. The findings are significant not only for their medical importance, but also because of the international, private-public partnership among...
...Walser also acknowledged there’s still a long way to go before all Cambridge parents know how to take advantage of the “Controlled Choice” program, but she maintained that progress had been made...
AlliedBarton’s spokesman, Larry Rubin, said in a statement yesterday that the company is “in a relatively early stage of negotiating with the union, but we are pleased with the progress we have made...