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...Foreign Ministry angrily retorted in a press statement: "Pakistan does not accept dictation from any side or any source." That may play well in the Punjab, but Pakistan might want to start learning how to take notes. Democrats in the U.S. are promoting legislation in Congress that would withhold military aid to Pakistan unless President George Bush can certify that the Pakistani government is doing everything it can to halt Taliban and al-Qaeda activity. While such a bill will probably founder in the Senate, the possibility of Congressional intervention is much more effective than a mere lecture. Pakistan...
...president-elect about the feasibility of free tuition for low-income students and reforming the legacy admissions system.“Now, I thought I was going to be asking you questions,” said a half-joking Faust, who subsequently added, “I will withhold my comments on those questions at this time.”Mather House representative Matthew R. Greenfield ’08 did not appear to be put off by Faust’s occasional reticence.“She was very clearly cautious, especially to questions about financial aid and other...
...Republicans blocked debate on the non-binding resolution, and Democrats overplayed their hand in the House, meanwhile, when Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania threatened to withhold funds for any combat unit destined for Iraq which was undermanned or under-equipped in some way - an indirect Iraq no confidence vote. Republicans seized on this too-clever-by-half gambit, charging the majority with bleeding the troops and shrewdly challenging Democrats to simply cut off all funds if they didn't like the war. That worked. Murtha hasn't been heard from since, though his aides say he may say something...
Michael R. Ragalie ’09, who introduced a failed amendment at Monday’s UC meeting to withhold the group’s funding, raised concerns that the society was created for the sole purpose of obtaining student group grants for a personal party...
...task of persuading the Israelis and the Palestinians to renew peace talks, never easy, is now complicated by the Palestinians' new "national unity" government, which will be dominated by the militant organization Hamas. Earlier, Rice had exhibited discretion, saying she would withhold judgment on the controversial Palestinian government until it is formed in five weeks. But her caution, and any leeway for bargaining, was undercut by news from Washington. Soon after her arrival in Jerusalem on Saturday, the Israeli press reported that President George W. Bush already had assured Olmert that the U.S. will never deal with the new government...