BP said today it would delay the release of its third quarter results by a week, from October 26 to November 2. The company said the postponement was for more time to prepare accounting related to the Gulf of Mexico spill.
After several diplomats came forward this week alleging that Mr Bolton had insulted them for holding differing views to him, support from Republican moderates on the Senate committee wavered, and Senator George Voinovich called for a postponement in the confirmation vote, asking for more time to study the nominee's past.
For public consumption, the postponement was explained as an opportunity for more Congressional observers to attend during their summer recess.
There, Municipal Court Solicitor Raines Carter received a postponement for the preliminary hearing to give prosecutors more time to talk with witnesses, a routine procedure in murder cases so that prosecutors and defense lawyers have time for a more complete investigation.
But some mainstream voices, notably the Sunni interim president, Ghazi al-Yawar and the veteran politician Adnan Pachachi, have called for a postponement to give more time to combat the insurgency and allow Sunni parties to organise better.
Issa said in a statement that the hearing postponement raised more questions than answers.
But the postponement also allows more time for negotiations between the defense team and military prosecutors, who must convince a jury that General Sinclair bullied and threatened the captain and forced her into oral sex.
However, a strong tremor struck the area the night before, and more aftershocks persisted through the night, forcing a postponement for safety reasons.
In fact, the postponement only cleared more room in people's minds for the continuing freak show that is Rodriguez's postseason.
In these cases, even though the conventional restorative treatment may be necessary in the future, the prognosis for the individual tooth will be increased due to the postponement of a more invasive approach.
