The United States feels that it has taken major steps over the first year or so of the Obama administration to enable it to call for stronger enforcement measures against states that break the rules of the world's nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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At Camp David, the administration plans to discuss measures about how to hold Assad accountable for his violations of the ceasefire and the human rights of his people.

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Slower economy growth will make it harder for the administration of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to implement austerity measures, rein in deficits, and move forward with structural reform. (Read As Europe And The U.S. March Toward Recession, Markets Are Waiting For Godot).

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The administration continues to push for these measures that you say have bipartisan support, but the way of paying for them is not.

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' considers each of the measures taken roughly a year ago by the Bush Administration, ostensibly to punish the government of the PRC for its repression.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The administration has maintained that financial constraints have plagued the institution for decades, and years of stopgap measures like property sales and loans have been used to maintain the scholarship amid ever-rising costs.

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