In their statement yesterday, Fed officials dropped language in their March 20 statement that investors interpreted then as signaling the possibility of another rate cut between sessions.
The reason the Defense Ministry dropped language on "no first use" in this year's white paper is unclear, but it is unlikely that this reflects a major policy change.
This text dropped language that equated Zionism with racism, an accusation made frequently in the past, but included references to "racist practices of the occupying power" -- Israel -- and "racial discrimination against the Palestinians".
The version that American diplomats circulated on Tuesday dropped language in the original proposal that expressed the intention to renew the one-year exemption each July 1 for further 12-month periods "for as long as may be necessary".
Most people who followed the bill expressed relief yesterday that the Senate dropped language that would have required chairmen of the board to sign financial reports, in addition to chief executives and chief financial officers.
Most disheartening, that substitute dropped language that would have allowed the government to secretly obtain Americans' business records or "tangible things" only where there is some connection to terrorism or espionage.
