Word: requester
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...purpose of the letter is not to censure General Powell, but to request more student input in the selection of future Commencement speakers and to declare the council's opposition to the discriminatory position supported by Powell...
...Israel had objected to Husseini because he comes from East Jerusalem, an area the country contends is its own. It agreed to include him in hopes of boosting his relatively moderate position. But days before the talks were to begin, the main Arab participants asked for a postponement. The request seemed related to Palestinian displeasure over both Israel's closure of the occupied territories and its refusal to repatriate nearly 400 Palestinians who remain in southern Lebanon since their deportation in December. But responding to U.S. dismay, the Arabs may yet rethink their position...
...passive witness and accomplice in tragedy" and urged the Security Council to authorize the deployment of NATO ground troops to stem the Serb tide. That was not to be. When the Council finally met in emergency sessions on Friday and Saturday, it stopped short of anything resembling Bosnia's request. What emerged was an agreement to declare Srebrenica a safe haven, a warning to Serbs to advance no farther, and a tightening of sanctions on Belgrade including the freezing of Serbian assets abroad...
Harvard Police Lt. John F. Rooney said the state's larger bail request was due to "the strong possibility" that the suspects will flee the state and not return for their scheduled court appearances...
...risk of fire in fatal side-impact crashes that is 2.4 times greater than that of Ford trucks. General Motors should therefore initiate a recall." About 300 people have died in crashes involving GM trucks. The callback, which could cost the automaker as much as $1 billion, is a request and not an order. GM, arguing that NHTSA is relying on questionable data, may refuse the appeal. The company, which has until April 30 to respond, has vigorously defended the fuel tanks against lawsuits and critical news reports, most notably Dateline NBC. If GM balks, NHTSA could demand a recall...