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Even as President Bush was securing authorization from Congress to use force against Iraq, he was looking ahead to the UN. Although the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to give the President the authority he had long sought to go it alone on Iraq, the Security Council remains far more resistant to White House demands, and the Administration is hoping the threat of unilateral action will scare the international community into accepting the U.S. position. But Congressional authorization to bypass the UN is also likely to reopen the debate among Bush's advisers over just how far to pursue...
...Britain insist that before UN arms inspectors can be sent back to Iraq the Council must adopt tough new inspection terms and authorize an automatic military response if Saddam fails to comply. Russia has been the most vocal opponent of this view, urging immediate resumption of inspections on the basis of existing resolutions. France has supported the principle of a new resolution closing the loopholes, but insists on keeping the authorization of force for a second resolution if the Council itself determines Saddam is not complying. The resolution being demanded by Washington, they say, would effectively cede to the Bush...
...programs and submit to an intrusive (although not armed) anywhere-anytime inspection regime. Such a resolution might also fudge the issue of authorizing force by hinting at consequences for failure to comply. The question facing the Bush Administration: Whether it needs to accept compromises and delays at the UN now that the President has congressional authorization to act outside of a UN mandate if he sees...
...play, Washkowitz is surprised by the low score of his rival’s word. “I hate that, when you put down a good word and don’t get many points,” he consoles his opponent. When FM wonders whether words like un and xi are legitimate, both immediately nod, informing the spectators that there are 98 such sanctioned two-letter words. “There are very definite rules to the game,” Washkowitz says. “You have certain rules to play with so you learn the words...
...very retro band. I don’t think we really sound like ’80s music. I think the thing is that rock that’s been on the radio for the last decade or so has been pretty unmelodic and a lot of it pretty un-fun. I think that the fact that we do stuff that’s relatively fun and melodic gets us associated with the ’80s a lot. But I grew up on ’80s pop music, so it feels good...