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...decision by Hamas and others to relaunch major terror operations inside Israel was not simply a bypassing of Abbas; it was a vote of no-confidence in the Palestinian prime minister. The militants had agreed to the "hudna" in the expectation that the quid-pro-quo would be the release of the 6,000 Palestinian militants currently in Israeli prisons, an end to Israel's attacks on their leadership, and an end to many of the restrictions that have strangled Palestinian economic life in the West Bank and Gaza. In the event, few of their demands were satisfied - as many...
...only under UN mandate. And because the European Union has signaled that it would be willing to help fund reconstruction, but only through a recognized international agency. The U.S. is already sounding out the possibility of a UN resolution mandating a U.S.-led international force in Iraq, but the quid-pro-quo in such a transaction would likely be a far greater and more formalized role for the UN in managing Iraq's political transition...
...help install a wiring harness might need only 90 seconds, meaning he or she could do another job--if allowed. But at some Big Three plants, assigning a new task to a worker requires consulting the local union leader, who might approve the extra job but insist on a quid pro quo--say, extra break time. Such complications can make it more costly to adjust the vehicle mix--leading to unsold vehicles and requiring more profit-eating 0% financing...
...Then again, a quid pro quo with a business associate is probably a less costly option than borrowing money from pawnbrokers that have become China's de facto commercial lenders. The booming city of Chengdu, Sichuan's capital, is home to some 200 pawnbrokers. Don't think of them as sleazy purveyors of rusting bikes and busted TVs. The tiled floors and tawny sofas of Liu Jianjun's Building China Pawnshop suggest a bank lobby, and rightly so. His loans, which can run up to $1 million each, mostly go to private businesses...
...Absent any quid pro quo for seeking an early decision from colleges, I have no doubt that more and more students will be applying Early Action,” Hargadon wrote in an e-mail. “I don’t happen to think that’s a good idea, [but] I recognize that some colleges would simply welcome the resulting increase in their applications, regardless of how serious or well-thought-through such applications...