It said that it is seeking the partnership of individuals at all levels to give of their time, their talent or their treasure toward the goal of expansion of United Ways across India, and become involved in the United Way Friends of India program.
The Louisiana Democratic Party accused Bobby Jindal of being anti-Protestant.
"It has been approved here (in Washington, DC) by the President, and there (in New Delhi) it's been approved by the Indian cabinet. So why do you have all this running around like headless chicken, and these little storms in a tea-cup?"
The Heritage Foundation -- the leading conservative think tank in Washington, DC, with close links to the Republican leadership in Congress -- has warned lawmakers against torpedoing the US-India civilian nuclear agreement.
Hillary Clinton, Obama hail Indian-American contribution on I-Day
Crowley said that Sri Sri's "...commitment to helping those who may not help themselves is striking."
"This means we need the Pakistani political system -- or as many parts of it as possible -- to buy into the goal of eliminating extremist influence in Pakistan."
Khanna, an attorney who is perhaps one of the most articulate spokesmen of Indian Americans in the Democratic Party, argued political mobilisation is the final step for the community.
Even though the US has better electronic intelligence, Pakistan is far better in terms of human intelligence, the envoy said.
Burns said, "What is paramount to any agreement is a country's obligations to its own laws, and so we have preserved -- as we must -- our obligations under US laws in this agreement."
In general, advocates of a far-stronger relationship between India and the US have favoured the nuclear cooperation deal, the paper said.
The resolution now goes to the US Senate for a concurring vote.
Schaffer said that the recent Supreme Court ruling reinstating the Chief Justice who was fired by Musharraf "...was a serious embarrassment to Musharraf" and also interfered with his "...strategy of seeking re-election later this year."
Burns was responding to the opening remarks by Senator John F Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, who said it was imperative that the United States "...must consider Pakistan's relationship with India, especially when it comes to Kashmir."
In India, water shortages are particularly serious simply because the margin between actual food consumption and survival is so precarious.
Indian team led by foreign secretary will be back at the US State Department for negotiations early Friday and expect to be involved in some pretty intensive discussions, sources said.
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan's meeting with Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday afternoon is expected to break the impasse.
Zed said he had not received a single hate mail "or any kind of nasty mail at all. I have not got any negative mail or correspondence."
Marathon discussions at the State Department and the White House on Wednesday failed to resolve the impasse over the reprocessing issue, notwithstanding New Delhi's offer of a dedicated facility under full-time safeguards.
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