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SANTO DOMINGO.-  The United States government yesterday showed interest in the staging of the 2008 presidential elections, if the Central Electoral Board (JCE) doesn’t receive the funds it requested in next year’s budget and which the Executive Branch reduced by more than RD$5.2 billion.

U.S. ambassador Robert Fannin asked JCE president Julio Cesar Castaños Guzmán what would be the impact on the next elections if the Board doesn’t obtain the budgetary allotment it requested for the coming year. Fannin visited the JCE president at noon yesterday and afterwards told journalists it was only a courtesy visit.

Shortly after concluding the visit, Castaños said that aside from a meeting of a protocol nature, the U.S. diplomat was interested in the JCE’s agenda and its priorities.

The JCE requested a RD$7.8 billion budget, but the Executive Branch lowered it to RD$2.48 billion.

On Tuesday, the JCE said, “dangers hang over the organization of the next presidential elections from the substantial budgetary reduction."

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Written by: josean, 22 Dec 2007 4:18 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
They have been intervening in Dominican internal affairs since the early 1900s why wouldn't they now. Especially with a Manchurian president who states he wants to convert the country into a little New York.
Written by: Hatuey, 22 Dec 2007 7:15 PM
From: Dominican Republic
since when offering is intervening, when the U.S "INTERVENED" in the past it was by force. So you cant compare joesan. Its up to D.R wheither they want the offer or not, and if you dont like it then give JCE the money so they can run their operations. And sorry that some dominicans especially our president actually believes in turning the D.R into a modern nation and that it is possible.
Written by: josean, 23 Dec 2007 12:29 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
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in·ter·vene /??nt?r'vin/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-ter-veen] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used without object), -vened, -ven·ing.

1. to come between disputing people, groups, etc.; intercede; mediate.
2. to occur or be between two things.
3. to occur or happen between other events or periods: Nothing important intervened between the meetings.
4. (of things) to occur incidentally so as to modify or hinder: We enjoyed the picnic until a thunderstorm intervened.
5. to interfere with force or a threat of force: to intervene in the affairs of another country.
6. Law. to interpose and become a party to a suit pending between other parties.


Written by: josean, 23 Dec 2007 12:38 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
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[Origin: 1580–90; < L intervenire to come between, equiv. to inter- inter- + venire to come; see convene]


—Synonyms 1. arbitrate, interpose.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

As you can see the forceful part is number 5 on the definition list, but it always starts as friendly intercedence like number 1.
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