The president said the proposals would make everyone unhappy. Also keep in mind that pronouns refer to the nearest noun. Confusion often results when another noun intercedes between an antecedent and its pronoun. Its belongs to Egypt. Missing Antecedent Make sure the pronouns you use do have antecedents.
Nothing can be quite as confusing as a pronoun with no clear antecedent.
Breslin is on the list, he said, because he voted against a federal strip mine bill. Breslin said he did that because he feels it is a state, not a federal, function. What it refers to is unclear. Even in the context of the story, the pronoun's antecedent was absent. I'll hazard a guess to make the sentence clear.