The International Monetary Fund last week released the second payment of a controversial The United States, which has the largest voting share on the IMF's executive board, was seen as attempting to delay the huge loan to pressure Sri Lanka to address human rights issues in the country.

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The question is whether the EPA will respond to political pressure and delay or scrap the more stringent emissions rules.

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And Livingston too, under pressure from DeLay, began sending signals that he was not inclined to let a censure alternative come to the House floor.

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But if the NTIA follows the recommendations of the advisory board the FCC will face stiff pressure to delay or cancel the provisional license it granted LightSquared to operate early last year.

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