But the significance of the interim House of Lords goes beyond its ability to defeat the government.

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But why be so concerned about the interim House of Lords?

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And although the interim house is only a step towards full reform, the government that created it will be less able to brush off defeats as illegitimate.

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The dynamics of the interim house are also uncertain.

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So is he then ruling out White House support for an interim increase in the debt ceiling?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

"And I believe that if we wilt or leave, America's security will be much worse off, " Bush said, in a joint appearance with Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi before reporters in the White House Rose Garden.

CNN: Bush:?U.S. won't abandon Iraqi people

Now some in the administration want the White House, the president, to consider writing an interim Iraqi constitution, and evennaming an interim Iraqi appointed leader.

CNN: King: U.S. wants to speed transition in Iraq

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, who remained under house arrest Thursday, said she is working to form an interim national unity government that would replace President Gen.

NPR: Pakistan's Bhutto Wants Interim Unity Government

The leader of the House of Commons Sir George Young has held a meeting with the interim chief executive Andrew McDonald.

BBC: Expenses watchdog under pressure from seething MPs

Instead, following the precedent established with the 1972 Interim Agreement on Offensive Arms (SALT I), both the Senate and the House of Representatives would be encouraged to pass a symbolic joint resolution endorsing the bilateral chemical weapons pact.

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