For instance, the Mae West version of the Senate hold occurs when the senator behind the objection is open to negotiation, inviting the author to "come up and see me sometime".
Mr. Bush should encourage negotiations by inviting both leaders to the White House.
Or B, we are going to force them into doing something radical, in which the world is going to have second thoughts about inviting them to Syria negotiations," Mr. Boroujerdi said.
Streleț was forced to meet with a contact group from the protestors, inviting them to further negotiations and promising to pass along their request to meet with the president.
In fairness, as Thrall concedes, Congress would have never allowed Obama or Kerry to do something drastic like threaten to withhold aid to Israel; where Carter was able to condition aid to Israel on peace negotiations without inviting the wrath of a united Congress, Obama faced bipartisan opprobrium for merely declining to veto a December UN resolution condemning Israeli-settlement construction.
Administration officials said the White House had no plans to change its strategy for negotiating with North Korea, which involves imposing strict sanctions on the government and inviting it back to multiparty negotiations only if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons program.
Asked at the news conference on Tuesday if inviting an opposition leader to negotiations reflected China's desire to be prepared no matter which side wins in the Libyan conflict, Mr. Hong replied in part: "We believe that Libya's future should be decided by the Libyan people.
America had considered inviting Iran to the talks previously, but the invitation was finally given following days of behind-the-scenes negotiation, particularly with Iran's regional rival, Saudi Arabia.
He helped restart negotiations on Tuesday of last week, inviting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev).
First, John Boehner colluded with Israel's ambassador to the U.S., former GOP operative Ron Dermer, in inviting Netanyahu to denounce the nuclear negotiations before Congress, thus aiding Netanyahu's embattled pre-election campaign.
