"The problem is that the Labour party and government don't seem to have much of an idea of the real cost of defence, as a major policy item, in today's world," said a former defence chief to me recently.
It's the signature policy item of his second term, but Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan may be in serious trouble, not only in Albany but in the New York City Council, which after two years of bowing to much of the mayor's agenda seems suddenly emboldened to resist him.
Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, the architect of a health care plan which is remarkably similar to Mr. Obama's signature domestic policy item, is still viewed among many independents as something of a moderate, and as such, he is more dangerous to Mr. Obama in a general election than the rest of the Republican field.
For a policy item to be implemented through organisational activities, it must be developed hierarchically or broken down to suit the structure of the existing organisation.
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We see the federal government making the right investments for R&D programs, he says, We see some of the states leading on the policy side. A notable policy item: California's Global Warming Solutions Act, signed into law in September 2006, which requires that businesses cut their greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter by 2020.
That makes sacking the shadow ministers who disagree on major policy items a hard step not to take.
The problem this time: Passing a plan all seemed quite simple, since Democrats and Republicans gave up several policy items they wanted attached to the overall spending bill.
Yomiuri Shimbun, the country's biggest newspaper, relished reporting the "21 key national strategy projects" and "about 330 policy items" up for change.
When Bush won and set about trying to define a new ideological center, Lieberman was one of the Democratic senators expected to join him there, at least on a number of key policy items.
House Republican leaders are hoping to avoid this with the next set of bills; however, several policy items, specifically a provision reviving higher limits on government-backed mortgage loans, which most House Republicans vehemently oppose, could prove a sticking point.
