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...Israel perspective of Evangelical Christians is much appreciated. The theological reasons for why they stand with Israel, as a precursor to the Second Coming and Armageddon, take a backseat to current realities. The support comes voluntarily, and we welcome it, as long as it comes without a quid...
...compelling forcing mechanism is that this government is not going to survive its own people if it doesn't take control of the situation in Baghdad," Rice said, adding, "And this unfolds over a period of time, and so there's a quid pro quo here. We are prepared to do the augmentation and surge if they're prepared to live up to their obligations...
...higher rate of involvement. Specifically, the reward for filling out CUE evaluations should not be relief from saccharine e-mail reminders, or even extra funding for one’s House or Yard, but rather access to CUE results the following year. It’s a simple quid pro quo: spend the twenty minutes required to complete your CUE evaluations each semester, and you’ll get to use the CUE guide. Students who decline to participate will simply see the CUE feature disappear from the online course shopping tool when they log in to my.harvard.edu...
...than a month after taking office, Ford took a step that many believe doomed his presidency. His full pardon of Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office provoked a firestorm of criticism and outrage and led to widespread suspicion that Ford had made a secret quid pro quo - Nixon would resign if promised a pardon - with his predecessor. Congressional hearings were called, and Ford willingly appeared in person to answer questions. He denied making any deal with Nixon. The matter has been investigated many times since, and no evidence has ever been found to challenge...
...they're not about to help out just to be nice, but his commission - which interviewed senior figures in both regimes - believes their cooperation can be won on the basis of enlightened self-interest. Still, they would need an incentive to cooperate, which would necessitate the sort of diplomatic quid pro quo on other issues that would stick in the craw of President Bush...