Word: reined
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...dismissed as an empty gesture. And if it takes place in the middle of a raging Middle East crisis, as last weekend's North Korea resolution did, it's a wonder it gets noticed at all. All of which makes the resolution that was passed last weekend to help rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions in the wake of its July 4 missile tests so unusual...
...weapons sent from Iran to Hizballah's forward positions along the Israeli border, and created a defensive shield behind which its fighters trained in the Bekaa Valley. But that relationship both enabled and restrained Hizballah, because Israeli or U.S. pressure on and incentives to Syria could prompt it to rein in the Lebanese guerrilla army. Syria's departure from Lebanon may have diminished some of its direct influence over Hizballah, and Damascus may have less will to restrain it while Syria remains in Washington's diplomatic doghouse. While some statements from the Bush Administration appear to hold Syria accountable...
...what should be done to begin to rein in the runaway North Korean nuclear and missile programs? First, we continue to advise the U.S. government to strike any further Taepo Dong test missiles before they can be launched. Second, the North should be penalized for defying the international community's unanimous appeal not to conduct its July 4 tests. China and South Korea are the main economic benefactors of North Korea, and President Bush is right to seek a United Nations Security Council action that would compel all nations to suspend trade with Pyongyang...
Instead, creativity is channeled into the company's $1 million R&D kitchen. There, Okura and his staff of 10 chefs, line cooks and pastry chefs have free rein to experiment. Brandon Cook, one of three R&D chefs and the only one who has cooked in a Cheesecake Factory, is riffing on the lobster roll--subbing crab and shrimp for lobster and thick white bread for the traditional top-split hot-dog buns in this classic New England sandwich. Before setting out samples--one on grilled bread, another toasted--he has gone through half a dozen iterations, playing with...
...close U.S. ally and one of its biggest recipients of military aid, Mubarak has lately had to walk a fine line, continuing to keep his tight rein on power while paying lip service to the kind of democratization that the Bush Administration claims to be spreading in the Middle East. Mubarak has argued that the mere fact that Egyptians are protesting is "evidence of democracy," but in recent weeks, harsh beatings of demonstrators and detentions of political dissidents have left little doubt about the Mubarak regime's lack of tolerance for any real opposition...