But Vice President Joe Biden supports a proposal to narrowly target military efforts at al-Qaida, using unmanned aircraft and special forces.

VOA: special.2009.10.10

Under the new proposal, states and school systems would compete for federal grants.

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The Career College Association called the debt-to-earnings proposal unwise, unnecessary,unproven -- and unlawful.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

Antismoking groups say the proposal is aimed against flavorings like chocolate,licorice and sugar.

VOA: special.2010.11.17

Iran has not given a clear response to a U.N.proposal to send uranium to Russia and France for enrichment.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

Larijani also rejected the latest Western proposal to resolve questions about Iran's nuclear program, dismissing it as "unimportant" and "irrational."

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Boehner also says Mr.Obama's energy proposal would especially hurt Americans living in rural areas, and would drive jobs to other countries.

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And,House Republican Leader John Boehner said Americans are concerned that Mr.Obama's proposal will involve excessive government involvement in people's lives.

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Opposition Republicans have said Mr.Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan and his $3.5 trillion budget proposal are too expensive.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25

The Republican's own proposal calls for investment in renewable energy, more nuclear power and increased oil and gas exploration.

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President Obama says he is scrapping the Bush administration's proposal, and replacing it with a plan that is more flexible and effective.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

Secretary Gates said the new plan will allow flexibility and put in place a defense system more quickly than the previous proposal.

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Mr.Obama says opponents of his health reform plan have been spreading false information about what the proposal will and will not do.

VOA: standard.2009.08.08

But he says the administration's proposal will prove impractical and counterproductive when applied to the business world.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

Friday,Tehran delayed its response to a proposal made by the US, France and Russia to further enrich Tehran's existing stockpile of low-grade uranium.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Indonesia is a relatively new democracy and the proposal to expand police powers reminds some human rights groups of the country's authoritarian past.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Some argue the widespread corruption in Afghanistan is undermining support in the United States for the war and the proposal to send more soldiers.

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He sees a connection between the flooding incident and North's conciliatory proposal on Kaesong zone wages.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

The other parties to the medical reactor plan, Russia,France and the United States, told the International Atomic Energy Agency Friday they had accepted the proposal.

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The proposal would not limit bankers' pay, but would allow the Fed to review, and possibly veto, pay policies that cause too much risk-taking at banks.

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His economic recovery plan and his federal budget proposal both emphasize alternative energy.

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Treasury Secretary Geithner said the Obama administration will continue working with House and Senate lawmakers on details of the proposal as it moves into final legislative form.

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