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Responsibility for this shameful policy did not stop with Gonzales. When Senator John McCain introduced legislation to reverse the Gonzales position, President George Bush threatened to veto it, and Vice President Dick Cheney lobbied to permit the CIA to continue using...
Iran, which said last week that it had mastered uranium enrichment, will also be on the table. China has hinted that it might use its Security Council veto to block possible economic sanctions against Tehran. Green expects "Hu will be under some pressure [from Bush] to signal that China's patience is wearing thin...
Alesina said Prodi will also face problems from within his own coalition. The Union includes extreme leftist parties that may veto some of his plans, including important reforms to make Italy’s economy less regulated, according to Alesina...
...political opponents try, it isn't easy to put a finger on Ollanta Humala, the frontrunner heading into Peru's presidential election this Sunday. On the stump, Humala, 43, a retired army lieutenant colonel,is a fiery leftist, telling crowds that he would nationalize strategic industries and veto the recently negotiated free-trade agreement with the U.S., all the while railing against what he calls the "neoliberal economic model...
...Romney’s signature. A Romney spokesman said yesterday that the governor will sign the bill. “This is essentially a not-perfect bill but almost a political miracle in today’s climate,” said Blendon. The governor has the power to veto individual elements of the bill, including the provision fining businesses that fail to insure their workers. This is not the first time that Massachusetts has sought to provide health care to all. Then-Governor Michael Dukakis, also a Harvard Law School graduate, signed a so-called universal health...