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 Bellinger speech, designed to convince the pro-U.N. globalists in attendance that Bush is really on their side, should have been big news.
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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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Such a step would greatly facilitate the efforts the Venezuelan dictator is making through covert funding and training of anti-U.S. political parties and organizations throughout Central America to bring about an electoral ouster of the pro-U.S. governments in the region.
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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.
But some DPJ members are unabashed Japanese neocons: pro-defense and pro-U.S. What's more, both parties are working to amend the pacifist Article 9 of the constitution--a move supported by 56% of respondents in a recent poll--which implies the rightward swing in defense policy will outlast Koizumi's (currently rocky) reign.
At the very least, it seems unlikely they would support policies, such as the decimation of Israel now being pursued by the Bush administration in part in the hope that Saudi Arabia will play a moderating role in the region, helping to birth a peaceable Palestinian state and a stable, pro-U.S. Middle East.
Essentially, three pro-slaughter U.S. Congressmen removed language banning inspections of horse-slaughter operations in an agricultural appropriations bill that was signed by Congress and President Obama.
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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.
The twin pillars of that policy -- support for pro-American regimes that share U.S. security interests and the pursuit of Israeli-Arab peace -- are now on shaky ground.
Ending the absurd practice of broadcasting into Iran pro-regime propaganda via U.S. taxpayer-funded instruments like the Voice of America and Radio Farda would be another.
Instead, led by the State Department's "Belgrade Mafia" (U.S. diplomats who served in Yugoslavia and took on a pro-Serbia outlook), the U.S. attempted to keep this post-WWI-created-but-already-breaking Humpty Dumpty together.
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.
Case in point, when the U.S. ambassador in Managua, Robert Callahan criticized the pro-Ortega Supreme Court ruling as improper, Ortega followers vandalized the U.S. embassy.
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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.
Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the pro-Israel lobbying group J Street, was among U.S. leaders who met with Mr. Obama.
The religion of many of the defendants a dozen of the 14 are Roman Catholics provided additional friction with state prosecutors, who accused the dissidents of plotting to undermine the government with the help of a U.S.-based pro-democracy group called Viet Tan.
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The pro-regime and pro-Iranian Shiite militia, based in Lebanon, is regarded as a terrorist group by the U.S. government and Sunni countries.
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.
These important Asian energy deals are a sign of the times and highlight the misplaced national priorities of the U.S. American policymakers need to realize soon that our future energy security is directly threatened by such agreements, and further imperiled by the indifference of U.S. leaders to a pro-growth strategy.
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.
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