But whereas LKY was internationalist, pro-market and pro-U.S., Mahathir occasionally liked to thumb his nose at all three beliefs.
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The events in Egypt have leaders of other pro-U.S. countries in the region rightly concerned about what will happen if demonstrations take place in their countries and whether they can count on America's loyalty.
Earlier this year, CAFTA nations nominated a pro-U.S. candidate to become secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), the 57 year-old intergovernmental hemispheric collective security organization that includes all governments in the Americas (except Cuba).
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The successes of the U.S. military troop increase, a cease-fire by al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia that began last summer and the growth of pro-U.S. Sunni groups called the Sons of Iraq and Awakening Councils had been among the reasons cited for the drop.
The AFL-CIO and the pro-business U.S. Chamber of Commerce reached a deal late Friday that would allow tens of thousands of low-skill workers into the country to fill jobs in construction, restaurants and hotels.
President Obama is the most union-friendly president in decades, but his pro-labor tilt has hurt U.S. job creation.
Pro-business groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business have opposed raising the minimum wage, arguing that it hurts businesses and dampens job creation.
"He's neither pro-Israeli nor pro-Palestinian, " Martin S. Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, told The New York Times.
In the face of these attacks, U.K. pro-choice activists are becoming increasingly organized.
The remaining pelt supply comes the old-fashioned way: The U.S. has 150, 000-plus pro and part-time fur hunters, mostly in the Midwest and Northeast, who pursue the likes of muskrats, beavers, raccoons, bobcats and, to a lesser extent, foxes, coyotes and mink--all under strict state regulation.
In its second pro-business decision in a week, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for investors to sue securities companies for alleged fraud, saying that before a case can initially go forward, shareholders must show substantial evidence that a company intended to commit wrongdoing.
Antonucci, the commissioner of Women's Professional Soccer, is tirelessly pitching sponsors and television executives on the notion that the start-up league will not repeat the mistakes of the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the ill-fated pro league that failed to capitalize on a U.S. World Cup title nearly a decade ago.
Even more intriguing is MLS's partnership with the third-division U.S. league, USL Pro, that will see MLS reserve teams integrated into that league's schedule.
Klinsmann is trying to get the U.S. to play a more pro-active attacking style, which might not work, given the talent level of the players.
To help make its forthcoming hardware more palatable to gamers, Nintendo plans to offer the "Wii U Pro Controller, " a more traditional button-laden device along with the console as an alternative to the GamePad.
In that one short paragraph is powerful evidence that the merger the U.S. government is blocking would be pro-competitive and pro-consumer.
U. is almost required to take a strong pro-environment line in Kyoto.
It scheduled various witnesses to appear at the hearing held earlier today, including Pro Football Hall of Fame member Dick Butkus, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Chief Science Officer Larry Bowers, and National Institutes of Health Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak.
The U.S. would be better off with a third way: pro-growth economic policy.
The Hondurans came hard and fast and with style, playing the sort of pro-active game Klinsmann, a former German superstar, has been trying to get the U.S. to play.
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Likewise, I harbor no illusions that Barack Obama is going to suddenly see the pro-growth, free market light and introduce policies that will unleash the entrepreneurial spirit vital to U.S. growth.
Young kids are constantly seen playing pickup games and carrying their baseball gloves around, pastimes that have mostly gone the way of the10-cent bubble gum card in the U.S. In short, Japanese pro baseball is a gem that's lost some luster in recent years, due to bad positioning in the global marketplace.
The U.S. Supreme Court once again confounded critics who accuse it of a pro-business bias, unanimously rejecting a lower-court decision that would have made it harder to pursue securities class actions based on falling stock prices.
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U.S. lawmakers in turn should immediately repeal FATCA and replace it with a pro-growth agenda to simplify the tax code and lower rates.
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The world's most famous footballers--soccer stars, in American parlance--now make as much money as some of the biggest names in U.S. pro sports, buoyed by rising celebrity and global product endorsements.
Blair Latoff, senior director of communications for the U.S. Chamber, says her organization's effort is focused on electing a pro-business Congress.
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