Russia and China both also likely fear the U.N. vote could set a precedent for U.N. and international intervention in their own internal disputes.
So did the U.N. vote create a state even though these criteria were not met (or even discussed)?
The United States plans to abstain from the U.N. vote, a move that will allow the Pan Am families to receive compensation while not conflicting with keeping U.S. sanctions in place.
And to recognize or seat a changed government requires a vote of a U.N. credentials committee.
After a meeting with President Bush Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he is planning to push for a floor vote on John Bolton as U.N. ambassador.
Just as we agree that both sides will need to make difficult choices, we agree that unilateral actions -- such as Palestinians seeking a vote on statehood at the U.N.
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John Prendergast of the International Crisis Group described the sanctions vote as a step toward relevance for the U.N.
When questioned about extreme results, including a 99 percent "yes" vote in one Kurdish province, electoral officials said U.N. experts and Iraqi teams verified the results.
Mr. Zuma also angered some Western powers with support for Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo, long after he was declared by the U.N. to have lost last year's presidential vote to challenger Alassane Ouattara.
Kai Eide, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, said last week that the vote was flawed.
Security Council is expected to meet Saturday and vote on a resolution that would expand the size of a U.N. monitoring mission in Syria, Western diplomats said.
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It passed the House by a vote of 209 to 208, after Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.
After a flurry of meetings with U.S. and U.N. officials, the Afghan president agreed to the November 7 vote.
And actually today, Turkish Prime Minister also stated that that would be disgraceful for Turkey to vote for the sanctions because what -- run-up to the U.N.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was at the U.N. on Tuesday for a discussion of the piracy problem and the Security Council vote.
According to the country's election commission, PML-N was confirmed as the winner in 116 constituencies out of the 235 where the vote count ended, former ruling Pakistan Peoples Party in 27 and Mr. Khan's PTI in 26.
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