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By delaying the possibility of ratification until shortly before the American presidential election, he risks killing the deal.
The formal U.S. patent system was established shortly after ratification of the Constitution when George Washington signed the Patent Act of 1790.
Global History- The Equal Rights Amendment proposal came about shortly after the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote.
At the very birth of America, shortly after the ratification of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, a statue of King George III was toppled in Manhattan.
In a floor speech shortly before the ratification vote, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass)., the Foreign Relations Committee chairman who shepherded the treaty through the Senate, implored senators to put politics aside and take a broad view.
"Frankly speaking, the agreement is very clear," said Alaa Mohammed, a 29-year-old journalist from Basra, shortly after seeing the ratification vote on television.
"The final stage of the ratification process is expected to be concluded shortly, but there remains a possibility that the Swiss government will have to hold a referendum on the agreement," says the Treasury.
They are confident that Barack Obama's administration will shortly send a long-delayed free-trade agreement to Congress for ratification.
Mr Abbas will shortly face the problem of how to keep his government in place without ratification by the Hamas-dominated parliament.
