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Glazer was finally forced to adjourn the meeting before finishing consideration of a non-reform-related bill to create a committee on Native American Studies at Harvard...
After the meeting, they adjourn to the garden and drink sweet black tea in the twilight. As they lecture me on Islam, a roar cuts across the conversation. From the other side of the farmhouse, less than 50 yds. away, a missile soars over us with a thunderous screech--bound for a nearby encampment housing U.S. Marines. "Allahu akbar," they all mutterGod is great. Minutes later, the imam makes the evening call to prayer. The 50 militants gathered at the safe house form tight lines behind one of the imams and bow reverently in prayer. Then some leave...
...April 7 debate on the termbill fee hike, Mahan expressed his frustration with council members’ incessant motions to adjourn and demands for roll-call votes on nearly every amendment—even though, in his inaugural address, Mahan suggested that the council consider mandating roll-call votes universally...
...beginning of the meeting—which started at 7:30 p.m.—the council voted to adjourn at 9:30 p.m. in order to stay within the normal meeting length of two hours. With approximately 15 minutes left, a motion to extend the adjournment time to 9:50 p.m. failed by a vote of 25 to 14. It needed a two-thirds majority to pass...
Murphy said he also voted to adjourn because of the measure’s irregular introduction. “I thought it was unnecessarily pointed and divisive,” he said...