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Beirut, 23 March 2010

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5:06pm Aoun: We have turned into a retail grocery; we design the law according to the size of the person we want. We hope this issue doesn't continue because the outcome will be very dangerous.

5:02pm FPM leader MP Michel Aoun after the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc: Those who want to reach municipal elections based on the current law are seeking to manipulate the political map in Lebanon.

3:35pm The committee tasked with putting a mechanism for administrative appointments has concluded its meeting. The committee meets again Friday under PM Hariri.

2:15pm The Syrian ambassador delivered to Suleiman a message of support from his Syrian counterpart Assad.

1:10pm President of the General Maronite Council and former Cabinet Minister Wadih Khazen after meeting FM Ali al-Shami called for activation of Lebanon's role as a member of the U.N. Security Council.

1:03pm Former PM Omar Karami after meeting Tawheed Movement leader Wiam Wahab: President Suleiman’s silence is a strange thing because silence means acceptance.

12:48pm Chairman of the Banking Control Committee Ossama Mikdashi: The Lebanese banking sector is in very good condition. The Committee will cooperate with the various (political) parties to implement global standards.

12:35pm The President’s Political Adviser Nazim al-Khoury to OTV: President Suleiman dealt wisely with the campaign against him.

11:57am Former MP Mustafa Alloush to al-Jadid: The campaign against Internal Security Forces over the “security agreement” with the U.S. Embassy aims to tarnish the credibility of an institution that is undergoing constant development.

12:18pm Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir: The presidency should remain above all else. We won’t be able to know the purpose behind the campaign and if it was internal or external.

more 12:13pm MP Alaeddine Terro to Asharq radio station: There are multiple perspectives on the issue related to proportional representation, women's quota and the closed-list.
11:54am PSP spokesman Rami al-Rayess to LBC: What the PSP is trying to do regarding ties with Syria is seeking to fortify Lebanon-Syria relations.
11:30am PM Saad Hariri meets U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams at the Grand Serail.
11:10am Police arrested suspects wanted for drug trafficking, prostitution, robbery and counterfeiting.
10:55am Minister Wael Abou Faour to LBC: The committees were able to agree on a suggestion over the appointments’ mechanism without a return to division of shares.
10:32am Interior Minister Ziad Baroud to LBC: I’m not sure that municipal elections will be held in line with the proposed law. Any extension of municipal councils necessitates a new law.
10:20am ISF arrested 65 people for committing crimes in all Lebanese regions.
10:15am Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir is meeting with Aley MPs Fouad al-Saad, Fadi al-Habr and Henri Helou in Bkirki.
7:37am Education Minister Hasan Mneimneh to VDL: The problem of full-time professors is a historical crisis in the Lebanese University. Solving it can only be done through re-enactment of some laws and the appointment of new deans.

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