But with its leaders in prison and its organisation in disarray, how far can it be pushed?On May 13th, a Colombian Senate committee, firmly prodded by President Ernesto Samper, approved a bill to reintroduce the extradition of Colombians that is, of Colombian drug-traffickers for trial in the United States.
Over the objections of a small band of liberals, the committee approved planks putting the party firmly behind a limited missile defense system, aggressive debt reduction, modest tax cuts and expanding global trade through the World Trade Organization.
A1 Republican delegates approved a platform that puts the party firmly on record against legalized abortion, gay marriage and other forms of legal recognition for same sex couples, setting up a stark contrast with Democrats for campaigns this fall.
The two decisions, approved by identical 3-1 votes, leave Gibbs firmly in control of city hall's 200 full-time employees as the 6-foot-5 Missouri native begins his second year on the job.
Although GM has warned that its cash shortage could lead to insolvency by Christmas if Congress does not approve the funding, the outgoing administration of George W Bush firmly opposes providing a loan through the $700bn financial bail-out approved last month.
Kentucky is considered firmly in the column of Gov. George W. Bush, so the Gore camp approved of Mr. Clinton's visit there on behalf of Eleanor Jordan, a candidate for Congress.
In 2008 the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), approved by the palace, was created to put the Islamists firmly in their place by offering voters a rival opposition party.
BKC, approved for ophthalmic administration, was retained because it was more firmly anchored within the PCL matrix and the amount of HA attached was high (41.6 μg HA/mg PCL).
Polls suggest that he would win the election outright, with some 55% of the vote.The justices rejected, firmly but not unanimously, 18 different challenges to the re-election amendment approved by Congress last year.
The budget has not yet been approved by Gov. Rick Snyder (R), although he has described himself as "firmly pro-life" and has a history of signing anti-abortion legislation with the help of the Republican-controlled legislature.
