Many used similar language urging that the programs end.
They are writing to the governor to urge that the program not be eliminated.
The report urged that the program go into operation "as quickly as practical" and that the government publicly declare its existence.
In the Cambodia example Mr. Kristof negatively cites, the Cambodian government, manufacturers and unions have actually urged that the program continue because they believe that it attracts foreign investment and helps create stable industrial relations.
But opposition to the escalating costs prompted some politicians in the Netherlands and other industrial partner countries, like Denmark and Canada, to urge that the program be opened to competitive bids from other manufacturers, including Boeing, Saab of Sweden and Eurofighter, a European consortium led by European Aeronautic Defense and Space.
A study released last month by the Pentagon's Defense Science Board urged that the program, formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), be broken into smaller, more realistic stages, beginning with a limited, ground-based system of rocket interceptors.
As a result, critics of bilingual programs have called for deep changes, demanding more emphasis on classes in English as a second language and urging that bilingual programs find ways to move children into mainstream classes sooner.
1/18/11 – Letter (pdf) from Provost Peter Lange to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, urging that regulations for the new "Pathways Programs" are written to enhance the pipeline into federal service for Duke students.
The U.S. Labor Department approved new regulations in January at Obama's urging that would allow the Secure Choice program and similar proposals in other states to move forward.
Two more Senators, including Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, endorsed a letter to the leaders of the Armed Services Committee that has already been signed by 46 members, urging that growth in the antimissile research program be sharply curtailed.
