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General Assembly and U.N.

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Under U.N. rules, the General Assembly can recommend sanctions, but only the Security Council can impose them.

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In 1961, the General Assembly unanimously elected U Thant acting secretary general of the U.N.

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What awaits Wilders in the Netherlands may be a harbinger of what will happen if a nonbinding Dec. 18 U.N. resolution, passed by a strong majority in the General Assembly, becomes international law.

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Musharraf's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q), conceded defeat and the main opposition parties -- PPP and Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) - together emerged with a majority in the 342-member lower house of the National Assembly (NA).

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Pakistan takes important step