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...calls for military action against Iran. Norman Podhoretz, editor of the journal Commentary, authored an article in the magazine's June 2007 issue, "The Case for Bombing Iran." And former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton told Fox News this week that "the only recourse is to dramatically ratchet up the economic and political pressure on Iran and keep open the option of regime change or even military force...
...experts at the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal-leaning think tank, are busy supplying congressional leaders with ideas for a postveto compromise. The most promising notion--funding the war in three-month tranches, no withdrawal timetables attached--would allow opponents of Bush's policy to "gradually ratchet up the pressure" on Bush, says CAP senior fellow Brian Katulis, while avoiding an all-or-nothing showdown. After all, the Feed and Forage Act can provide only so much political cover. "We have some time," says a Democrat involved in the search for a legislative strategy...
...Abdullah warned of a rising Shi'ite "crescent" running from Iran through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. Although the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad had the backing of the U.S., in many Arab eyes it represented the expansion of Iran's influence. Sunni Arab leaders have begun to ratchet up their rhetoric against Shi'ites in general and Iran in particular. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2006 said, "Most of the Shi'ites are loyal to Iran and not to the countries they are living in." After a storm of protest from Iraq and elsewhere, Mubarak claimed...
...founder of the Washington-based group, said that he feared that Faust would push to use gender and perhaps racial criteria in hiring and tenure decisions. “The greatest worry”, Balch said in a statement, “is that as president, Faust will further ratchet up the pressure on Harvard’s great scientific research centers to subordinate personnel decisions to the needs of social engineering.” In response, University spokesman John D. Longbrake called Faust “an exceptional scholar and leader” and an “inspired...
...website birthdayswithoutpressure.org, hoping that by naming the problem, and giving parents a forum, he can help parents ratchet down the expectations and change the social norms. When Doherty was giving lectures on overscheduling kids, he heard parents grumbling about birthday parties and goody bags. It really touched a nerve after he had his first grandchild. His daughter told him that by the time her son was six months old, people were already asking what the theme of her son's first birthday would...