Wasteful programmes are included to appease congressmen looking to boost employment in their districts.
He is shackled by his wish to appease trade unions to boost Al Gore's presidential hopes.
Of particular concern is a priority of Mr. Obama and the outgoing Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton - namely their efforts to appease Islamists determined to circumscribe our First Amendment right to free expression.
And Smith knows the best way to appease disgruntled fans is to produce positive results.
As much as I hate to admit it, perhaps these attempts to appease Saddam are related to the political climate of his, and my, native country.
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The internet giant has been accused of aiding online piracy by media companies, which it needs to appease as it seeks to boost its own online music and video offerings.
On Saturday, it emerged the government would not introduce a tax break for married couples in next month's Budget after speculation the measure would be brought in to appease Tory backbenchers opposed to gay marriage.
The old management team forged a compromise to appease the unions, according to Hiltz.
The problem is that the US's moves to appease its enemies empower them to keep fighting.
And Obama doesn't seek to appease the mullahs in order to convince them to end their nuclear program.
Aware of the criticism this would generate, Vasella tried to appease the outraged by offering to donate the payout to unspecified philanthropic activities.
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Indeed, any company taking the blowtorch to its privacy policy should strongly consider making the new creation opt-in, not just to appease its users, but to comply with the law.
Whoever wins the election will have to answer a critical question: whether to appease the cartels and try to negotiate with them or continue the all-out assault that Calderon launched.
Yet the army's stuttering campaigns, and a recent effort to appease the militants by offering to institute Islamic law in Swat and other parts of NWFP, have strengthened their control over it.
Likewise, Netanyahu's willingness to outwardly support both Obama's effort to appease Iran and his efforts to pass anti-Iran sanctions in the Security Council gained Obama a year and a half of quiet from Jerusalem.
Mr Kennedy's flagging attempts to appease both sides contributed as much to his removal as his weakness for the bottle.
It is hamstrung by the need to appease protectionist trade unions in order to boost Vice-President Al Gore's presidential hopes next year.
Mr Berlusconi's party, Forza Italia, has three coalition partners to appease, its own campaign promises to keep, and no money to do either.
The flag does not include symbols from the Saddam Hussein era, and the design was altered to appease Iraqi Kurds who demanded changes to the Hussein-era flag.
While the Commerce Department's reasoning may be shaky, the impetus behind this move is crystal clear: The Bush Administration hopes to appease congressional protectionists, thereby helping to win approval for free-trade agreements (FTAs) with Colombia, Peru, Panama and South Korea.
Putin needs all the cash he can get his hands on to appease Moscow elites and the Russian street to keep his Presidency in play.
On the other hand, given their newfound power, PA leaders have to bend over backwards to appease Hamas and Iran if they wish to survive.
The review is "not to appease a murderer, " but "to reassure the public that their police department is transparent and fair in all things we do, " he said.
If you're looking to appease a mountainous appetite, head back to the hotel's Mountain Burrito Company, where you'll get a 20% discount on Mexican food with a backwoods twist (bison burritos, anyone?).
The only thing missing on the browser to appease this frequent flier is the ability to save pages for offline reading, so I'll likely depend solely on movies and podcasts en route to Barcelona.
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But there has been a backlash among those who believe cherished Western traditions of free speech and expression must trump the impulse to appease shariah-adherent forces who wish to effectively impose blasphemy laws on a global scale.
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Seeking to appease disgruntled governors, President Obama plans to announce on Monday that he supports amending the 2010 health care law to allow states to opt out of its most burdensome requirements three years earlier than currently permitted.
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But, to appease the left, New Labour seems to have got itself into the ludicrous position of devising a balloting process that is tortuous enough to prevent the outcome for which many on the left thought it had been devised.
The monks wear ritual clothing and use hand gestures and various musical instruments while praying for the spiritual and moral well-being of the people, for purification and peace of mind, to appease the wrath of evil spirits or to invoke the blessing of various Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, deities and rinpoches.
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