The alternative, though, might only have been a postponement of a day or two.
American military officials have said a postponement of the country's Jan . 16parliamentary election could delay the withdrawal of American troops out of fear for Iraq's political stability.
Dromintee are thought to have requested a postponement but without success.
So far, most of the candidates have said that they want Mr. Giuliani to have some role in the rebuilding of New York, but of those remaining, none has embraced a postponement of the next mayoralty.
Postponement would have a better chance if the neighbours who have maintained good links with the junta Thailand and, especially, China added their weight to calls for a suspension.Please, please help youEncouraging Myanmar's rulers to accept more assistance is more than a short-term problem.
Then, three weeks before the scheduled opening, the company announced that construction delays had forced a postponement of "Nixon in China" to last Saturday.
Dance New Amsterdam, the large dance space in Lower Manhattan (above, Foofwa d'Imobilité in "Musings" there in January), has received a postponement of an eviction from its city-owned home at 280 Broadway, Catherine Peila, the group's executive director, said.
Mr. Rutelli, who publicly urged the organizers to spare the feelings of "an aging pope," said he had sought a postponement because the week of July 1 includes several important Jubilee events, including a Polish pilgrimage.
After a White House meeting at which Mr. Bush and King Abdullah both sought to defuse tensions that had caused a postponement of their meeting, the two leaders praised each other as longtime friends who shared the goal of democracy in the Middle East.
The North Africans had requested a postponement because of fears over the Ebola outbreak.
