Word: withdrawals
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...While critics have charged that Israel continues to instigate the admittedly tragic violence in the region, they ignore the numerous efforts that the Israeli government has made to end the conflict. In the past decade, Israel has offered to withdraw from 97 percent of the West Bank, and has also unilaterally removed its forces from the Gaza Strip. But apparently even these well-intentioned efforts are not enough for the radical Hamas leadership, which has repeatedly refused to recognize Israel as a state and has called for its complete destruction. As Israel is—understandably—not going...
...territory Clinton will likely have to deal with early in her tenure. Senator Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican and a mentor of sorts to Obama, is particularly interested in containing Russia's bad behavior in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Democrats will ask Clinton about plans to withdraw from Iraq, close Guantánamo Bay and boost troop levels in Afghanistan. Junior Republicans, like Lisa Murkowski, will ask about regional issues, like the U.S.'s role in the Arctic...
Craig, Larry •cessation of efforts of to withdraw guilty plea of to "disorderly conduct" in an airport men's room...
...returns ("But clearly I play better, no?" "I've won on grass before, no?"). At the BNP Paribas Masters in November, he insisted that what really needed changing was the length of the professional tennis season, not his game. (Two days later, tendinitis in his knee forced him to withdraw from the event.) "The Tour is very tough because the season is too long in my opinion," he told TIME as he melted four squares of butter into a steaming heap of plain pasta. (A portion of salmon waited to one side). "Next year is going to be very difficult...
...Obama chooses to remain silent, France's Nicolas Sarkozy is offering himself for the role. That alone means Israel won't have everything its way. The international outcry over the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Gaza means the broker will insist that Israel loosen the economic shackles as well as withdraw troops. And when the money begins to flow in, it will flow through the Hamas networks that control every aspect of Gaza. The militants will distribute some of the money to Gazans, looking like generous benefactors; the rest they will use to rebuild their military capability...