I mean, is Iraq a totalitarian dictatorship under a cruel, iron-fisted man because the country is actually an Arab Yugoslavia -- a highly tribalized, artificial state, drawn up by the British, consisting of Shiites in the south, Kurds in the north and Sunnis in the center -- whose historical ethnic rivalries can be managed only by a Saddam-like figure?
The state drew up plans for 101 miles of berms and requested a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers.
The buoyant atmosphere at the ceremony contrasted with growing concern over how the arts will fare when the financially strapped state draws up its new budget.
As part of the budget talks, the governor and lawmakers, who are already moving to legalize casinos across the state, drew up a new state commission to oversee all forms of gambling in New York.
Does this sound familiar?In China, too, the state draws up long-term plans, funnels cash to industries it deems strategic and works hand-in-glove with national champions, like Huawei and Haier (see article).
The decision comes just two years after the state drew up new legislative districts in a way that was widely seen as helping Democrats by including city voters in more suburban districts, giving minority candidates a better chance to capture seats.
The last time the state drew up a regulatory system like this, it took 12 years.
Under Lisbon's "open method of coordination," member states drew up annual national action plans that were subject to peer review and the commission evaluated the results.
It was safe to say that because in 2001 (and later, in Georgia and Texas), Republican-dominated legislatures in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and other states drew up maps with the goal of electing as many Republicans as possible.
Germany's Bundesrat, which represents the 16 states, drew up a petition based on findings gleaned from a review of documents, interviews and observations from security services about the N.P.D. Fifteen of the 16 state governors backed the petition to ban the party.
That group reported its conclusions at the end of June, and last week the Council of Ministers, which represents the member states, drew up a plan, a copy of which has been seen by Science.
