Still, House leaders were able to persuade enough of the balking lawmakers to advance the process.
Money talks, and the US can advance the process of reconciliation by following an official apology with compensation for the innocent victims of torture and indefinite detention.
As widely respected analyst James Petras concludes, the fact is that "Chavismo has consolidated its support and is in a position to advance the process of transformation".
Of course, strategic stability, trust among nations and the settlement of regional conflicts would all help to advance the process of disarmament.
She spoke of the need "to continue to advance the process" and said she would remain committed to it until her last day in office.
"For those who would rather take a personal loan rather than adding to the mortgage with a further advance, the process and obtaining the funds will be quicker and less arduous, but it does come at a price," he said.
If the police, the courts and the state fail to prosecute what the Nuremberg tribunal described as "the supreme international crime", I believe we have a duty to seek to advance the process.
We have not reached the end of the recession or the financial crisis, but the bank stress tests should advance the process of repairing our financial system and provide a better foundation for recovery.
The region's politicians, be they corrupt, chauvinist or simply incompetent, know that by ticking a few boxes on an EU checklist they can advance the process of accession with only paper reforms.
Administration officials, led by the State Department, have worked over the past two weeks to try to nail down specific commitments from Pyongyang to advance the process, but progress has been slow, according to U.S. and South Korean officials familiar with the talks.
