In an effort to lay the groundwork for toughening the treaty, the Obama administration circulated drafts of a resolution that "urges" countries to put conditions on their nuclear exports, so that international inspectors would be authorized to continue monitoring the use of some nuclear materials even if a country withdrew from the nonproliferation pact.
The Judiciary Committee has prepared two rough drafts of a resolution listing three articles of impeachment against President Clinton -- perjury, obstruction of justice and abuse of power -- and each charge is accompanied by a list of dates and accusations against Mr. Clinton, a Republican official said today.
"Despite publicly calling for a trial as a necessity, they were opposed to one as this would invite foreigners and publicity". He added that documents would back up this claim, and that the commission would present a draft of a resolution offering rehabilitation in "two to three weeks time".
The vote was delayed until the board's April meeting pending the drafting of a formal resolution, but none of the 10 board members attending yesterday expressed disagreement with the provision.
Before word of the Iraqi offer arrived, American officials said they hoped to begin detailed talks in the Security Council by Wednesday, with the goal of circulating draft language of a resolution by week's end.
Not for the Republican National Committee, who just released draft language of a resolution to officially oppose the Common Core, calling the standards a "nationwide straitjacket on academic freedom and achievement".
Against this backdrop, the most difficult challenges facing the seven delegations in Vienna pertain to the drafting of a prospective UN Security Council resolution that would nullify previous resolutions authorizing international sanctions against Iran and formally start implementation of a final deal.
A draft of a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Syrian crackdown is circulating.
Today, appearing at Camp David with King Abdullah of Jordan, Mr. Bush said he did not expect to have a draft of a proposed resolution on Iraq until next week.
