Russia announced today that it would hold a constitutional referendum in Chechnya on March 23, advancing an effort by Moscow to demonstrate to Russians and the world that the war in the breakaway republic is over.
The military warned of the offensive for weeks in advance in an effort to preemptively drive away Taliban militants and keep civilian casualties to a minimum.
That's when I have to step in and point out the obvious -- that the left-most health care activists and legislators actually conceded single-payer in advance in an effort to have a health care reform package that stood a fighting chance of passing Congress.
The sole departure from this "Groundhog Day" was the proposal of two orders of new business from the reformer camp, which were announced to the media in advance in an effort to pressure the county leadership to allow them to be introduced.
GENEVA, Sept. 1 (Reuters) — High-ranking negotiators from the United States and North Korea convened Saturday for two days of talks meant to advance an international effort to end the North's nuclear program.
The villages would be a "down payment" on the next transfer of West Bank land, and they would be advanced in an effort to warm the negotiating climate, Mr. Barak said.
The differentiated model we are advancing represents an effort to offer accessibility to world-class teaching and research to a broad demographic while seeking solutions to real world challenges.
In 2011, Manchin was the only Democratic co-sponsor on a bill that would advance a GOP effort to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency.
But at the same time, the administration is advancing a broader effort to narrow what the government counts as benefits when crafting air rules.
On Thursday, as everyone chattered about his dining arrangements, Pence cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate that advanced a Republican effort to eliminate an Obama-era policy that prevents states from taking away funding from healthcare providers for political reasons.
Should these projects take place, residents will be informed in advance of changes, and an effort will be made to minimize disruption.
