So why the drama, Obama?The suspicion is that Mr Obama wants to blunt Mr Netanyahu's criticism of an Iran deal, or to besmirch him as a racist, so as to stop wavering Democrats from joining the many who cheered Mr Netanyahu in Congress when he denounced the looming agreement as "a very bad deal .Mr Netanyahu is wrong to reject any plausible deal with Iran.
However, Michael Makovsky, chief executive officer of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, who at a July 9 House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing urged Congress to reject the looming agreement, is still concerned.
Getting U.S. trade negotiators under the control of Congress and the public could not be more urgent, given the TPP and TAFTA negotiations and the vast implications of those looming agreements.
Solomon was referring specifically to fast-track legislation, known as Trade Promotion Authority, which would allow the administration to push looming trade agreements through Congress with no amendments on an expedited schedule.
Fast-track opponents like Cohen warn that a corporate-friendly Congress -- especially a GOP-led Congress that is already hostile to regulations -- would be extremely unlikely to block any of the looming trade agreements, regardless of the details released Wednesday.
Last Thursday, with the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement looming, the union threatened to decertify within minutes if owners did not agree to an extension.
WITH the March 24th deadline for reaching agreement looming, and Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, kicking up a fuss in Washington (see article), the outlines of a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear programme are in place.
With negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement looming, the National Hockey League released a report yesterday by Arthur Levitt, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who said he found the league in dire financial shape.
Beware of the watchdog Of suburbs and cities Dosh for dons A long way from Paris The worst end SpReading Safe BBC's world of troubles High Sierra ReprintsWith the collapse of the agreement looming, the political parties are now positioning themselves.
With the 2020 election looming, and the Paris Agreement showing signs of strain, the stage is set for dramatic developments in the next few years.
In July 2004, two months before the existing agreement's looming expiration date of September 15, the owners led with an opening offer to the NHLPA.
