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...other U.N. Security Council members have also raised objections to many of the details in the U.S.-British proposal, rendering consensus in the Security Council impossible by June 4. Washington now faces the challenge of building a consensus over the new package first among the Security Council's five veto-wielding permanent members - Russia, China, Britain, France and the U.S. - and then more widely...
...slap-down at the U.N., of course, is purely symbolic. Washington retains its dominant status in the international body, particularly because of its veto power in the all-important Security Council, and is sure to use its influence to play a major role in the Human Rights Commission. But the vote was clearly a blow to the prestige of a nation that sees itself as a global champion of human rights...
...slapdown in Geneva, of course, is purely symbolic. Washington retains its dominant status in the international body, particularly because of its veto power in the all-important Security Council. The U.N. will remain an important theater of U.S. foreign policy, especially when it comes to dealing with international security crises such as Iraq and the Balkans. And it will certainly continue to play its leadership role in pressing the commission to adopt tough resolutions on human rights abuses in China and elsewhere. But the vote is clearly a blow to the prestige of a nation that sees itself...
...just for Democrats, or even the centrist ones that got Bush so close to his wish-list numbers so far. Sure, the Bush White House is brandishing his veto pen at anything that tops that 4.9 percent number, but it's not a magic wand, and at this stage, even the Republicans in charge don't sound convinced...
...Each side has veto power of the other side's nominations," said Tim Ewing, an ETS spokesperson. "We need to be able to agree on the people making this recommendation...