3,500 Night & Weekend Minutes On plans starting at: revised and toughened measure impos- ing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority unless the president certifies that it is fulfilling its obligation to fight terror. This time, the lead sponsor, Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., is trying for a stronger bill, but is once again encountering stiff resistance. "We not getting to the finish line, and the pri- mary reason is the administration's opposition," Ackerman said. "It is very frustrating to have an administration that understands how to react to terrorism, but doesn't understand that others need to respond to terrorism as well." With the GOP in control of the House and the administration pushing hard against the Middle East Peace Compliance Act (MEPCA), "we have few options," Ackerman said. "Our strategy is to keep up the pressure on the administration and on the Middle East." U.N. Smoke The Bush administration did its best, but its best will probably not be enough to keep the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), gathered in Geneva for a six-week meeting, from getting in a few heavy-handed hits against Israel. The start of the UNHRC meetings coincided with a fresh blast from the man who wants to be an honest bro- ker in the Mideast peace process. In a- letter to Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said that Israel's recent push into Palestinian-held territory "has come to resemble all-out conventional war. The UNHRC meetings will be the first since the United States lost its seat on the 53-member panel last year. Delegates are expected to pass about 100 resolutions; at least five of them will attack Israel as a major human rights vio- lator. 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