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He successfully campaigned to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria last year with bipartisan congressional support and has backed Sharaa’s efforts to unify the country.
Paramount is run by David Ellison and its bid is backed by his father, Larry Ellison.
The same source described her position on Sir Keir as "extraordinary," arguing that she could have backed him, and then urged him to go further on more powers and increased funding.
From BBC
Under the deal, which the US backed last year, the UK would transfer sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius and lease back a joint UK-US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia.
From BBC
Then, in January, the government rolled out a new food pyramid backed by major medical groups, with steak near the very top.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
