But what the White House sees as a necessary,thoughtful process to arrive at the best-possible decision on an eight-year conflict is seen as dangerous "dithering" by Republican legislators.
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Roberts said the proposal will require additional financial commitments from Kansas, which will be worked out byRepublican Gov. Sam Brownback and legislators.
Yet another diplomatic initiative is being jointly pursued by some American legislators, including a Republican arms-control expert, Curt Weldon, and members of the Russian parliament.
Paul Clement, the high-profile lawyer hired by House Speaker John Boehner and fellow Republicanlegislators to defend DOMA, suggested the act was passed as a "cautious approach" in response to initial efforts in some states to change state marriage laws to include homosexuals.