The nine-judge panel of law lords, convened instead of the usual five judges because of the constitutional importance of the case, is being asked to order a public inquiry into the death of two 19-year-old soldiers in Iraq.
A compromise was reached through postponing, with a decision taken to submit all proposals to the vote of the Assembly, which was yet to be convened, instead of drafting a decree.
Instead of convening on March 3, the group will meet on March 23, giving Ms. Reno an extra three weeks to try to head off a McBride endorsement.
Representatives Mark Foley of Florida and Mike Rogers of Michigan gathered 16 signatures this evening from fellow Republicans for a letter urging the House speaker, J. Dennis Hastert, to accept the Senate bill instead of convening a conference committee to reconcile the differences.
In a sign of the struggle to find a compromise that could attract Democratic and Republicans votes, the commission chairmen — Alan K. Simpson, a former Senate Republican leader, and Erskine B. Bowles, a chief of staff to President Bill Clinton — decided to meet privately with members one at a time on Monday and Tuesday instead of convening all 18 members.
When, under the United Arab Republic (UAR), Aflaq was forced by Nasser to dissolve the party, he disbanded the party by himself, instead of convening a congress on the matter.
This month's annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, was convened for only nine days instead of the usual two weeks.
If there is an ounce of tragedy in her story, it's here: she could have been a leader had she ruled out the appalling prospect of no deal from day one, had she convened all sides with flexibility instead of with her impossible red lines.
One of his first public decisions as president was to suspend a search for a new journalism dean and instead convene a task force of respected scholars and practitioners to review the school's academic mission.
R.M.S. convened a panel of scientists.
Gopman had convened a group of non-profits and homeless advocates for a meeting.
