Word: compelled
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...highly unfortunate that foreign affairs were only touched upon in last week's presidential debate. The rapid developments of the past two weeks, notably in Serbia and the Middle East, should compel the major candidates to discuss their foreign policy platforms thoroughly in tonight's debate and in the coming weeks before the election. The United States' role as the world's only superpower means that the next president will have the opportunity to shape world affairs dramatically, and it is vital that the presidential candidates present strong, coherent visions for U.S. involvement around the globe...
...majority): "We are not, as we must not be, guided by our views of whether the Boy Scouts' teachings with respect to homosexual conduct are right or wrong. Public or judicial disapproval of a tenet of an organization's expression does not justify the state's effort to compel the organization to accept members where such acceptance would derogate from the organization's expressive message...
...death-row inmates were freed when new evidence cast doubt on their guilt. Then came Pat Robertson, the religious broadcaster, who called for a national moratorium. Next Wednesday, Democrat Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon will introduce a major bill in the Senate that would compel states to use DNA testing in all relevant cases. Also next week a highly touted study led by a Columbia law professor will report an "appalling rate" of error in the capital justice system and make a claim to documenting it state by state...
...everything from the system's cost and viability to its potential to destabilize the existing arms control regime. Some of Washington's key European allies used President Clinton's valedictory tour this week to echo Russia's warning that building a missile-defense system without Moscow's consent may compel Moscow and possibly Beijing, too, to deploy more missiles in order to achieve the capacity to overwhelm a U.S. interceptor system, therefore maintaining the deterrent value of their own arsenals. Although President Clinton is committed to making a decision this summer over whether to proceed with building the initial phase...
...Justice Department seems to be laying the groundwork for something more assertive than negotiation to reunite the boy with his father," says TIME Miami bureau chief Tim Padgett. "Lazaro Gonzalez's lawyers say the law doesn't compel him to physically hand the boy over, and it's now widely assumed that the only way this is going to end is when the feds go in and fetch Elian." Although the government has delayed action pending an Atlanta appeals court ruling - expected Wednesday - on who speaks for Elian, it already has the legal authority to seize him from his Miami...