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Gregoire, who was serving as actingparliamentarian at the time, says it is necessaryto make a formal motion before one can suspend theby laws...
...that however scandalous the Ames case may now seem, its significance is eclipsed by the infinitely greater importance of supporting Russian democracy. "The rush to judgment of the last couple of days, primarily here on Capitol Hill," said Kansas Representative Dan Glickman, chairman of the House intelligence committee, "to suspend aid to * Russia because of this case is misguided. That would have far more profound and damaging ramifications on this critical relationship -- and thus on ourselves -- than the damage done by Mr. Ames...
...ongoing arms crisis with North Korea, which refuses to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, has prompted the Clinton Administration to signal its intention to send Patriot missile batteries to South Korea. The commander of U.S. forces there requested the missiles in light of Pyongyang's threat to suspend the Korean peninsula armistice if the U.S. pushes for economic sanctions...
...bursts into their Upper East Side apartment claiming to be a friend of their college-age children and the son of Sidney Poitier. Paul (Smith) shatters the crystal palace of these New York sophisticates as he enters their lives unimpeded, proving how eager and willing they are to suspend disbelief in the hope of enlivening their rather cold and empty existences...
...Euphegenia Doubtfire, and the movie's triumph is that Williams is convincing in this role. While it is still rather odd that Miranda experiences deja vu only at the film's outset, and the children never suspect him, the complete transformation that Williams undergoes makes it much easier to suspend disbelief...