Word: take
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...ACLU is not the only American icon to take up the cause of Gypsies. At a concert earlier this year in Romania, Madonna told the crowd that discrimination of Gypsies should end. The crowd responded to her with boos and jeers. This response shows just how strong the underlying hatred against Gypsies has become...
...Democrats voted for the bill and a Republican voted for the bill. That is bipartisan," Pelosi told reporters at a midnight victory press conference to laughter. "We're proud to take responsibility - and credit - for the [bill] passed largely on Democratic votes. What we always try to do is to find common ground, and tonight we're very excited about what we have done...
...That could take a while, but it is what investors need to hear and, as some economists are warning, will also need to see put into practice if the country is to attract badly needed foreign capital. In the meantime, Anggodo Widjojo, a businessman and one of the men caught on tape conspiring with legal authorities to set up the KPK, has yet to be charged. "Why hasn't Anggodo been arrested?" asks Yanuar Rizky, an independent analyst and columnist writing on economic issues. "It looks as if you have to be close to the powers that be in Indonesia...
...crumbling infrastructure, any delays in resolving this latest scandal could prove a serious setback. Anger is mounting toward those believed to be above the law (a giant poster of businessman Anggodo in a police uniform carried at the rally summed feelings up nicely) and is motivating people to take to the streets. "In terms of numbers the protests won't be like 1998 against [former President] Suharto but in terms of pressure it could get just as big," says Eep Saefulloh Fatah, a political analyst from PolMark Indonesia, referring to massive protests that brought down the corrupt Suharto regime...
...Roos said last month to reporters in Tokyo that the U.S. was willing to work with Japan on the issue: "The solution [on Futenma] is the realignment roadmap that has been agreed to. You have to give the Hatoyama administration time." If that is indeed the solution, Hatoyama might take much longer than the U.S. wants...