Word: curbing
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...still seeks atonement. Berlin's astonishing Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, an undulating graveyard of 2,711 concrete slabs, opens in May. But just as the government prepares to mark the Jan. 27 Auschwitz anniversary with a ceremony in the Reichstag, it is also drafting plans to curb immigration of East European Jews. Germany opened its doors to them in 1991 as a gesture of reparation. At the time, fewer than 30,000 Jews lived in the country and many of their communities were on the verge of dying out. Since then, nearly 200,000 Jews have arrived...
...doesn't work, but because it tells the world that Filipinos are morons." CHRYSTALYNE GALAPON, Filipino store clerk, on Manila's plan to stop jaywalking by having a truck-mounted 2-m-by-3-m "wet flag" driven along the city's streets, soaking pedestrians who stray off the curb...
...Year In Spam The U.S.'s year-old CAN-SPAM laws, meant to curb unsolicited e-mail, have had little impact, according to antispam company MX Logic, which estimates that 77% of all e-mail is spam. Feedback by users of America Online show that 2003's favorite spam subjects, Oprah Winfrey, teens and Viagra, were overtaken in 2004 by ID-theft scams, mortgage deals and substitutes for the withdrawn arthritis painkiller Vioxx...
...Palestinians like Sharaf, the election on Jan. 9 may represent the best chance in years to chart a new direction, away from Arafat's legacy of conflict and misrule and toward a more prosperous, peaceful future. Abbas, 69, popularly known as Abu Mazen, has pledged to curb violence and exact agreements from Israel to ease conditions in the occupied territories. That position has earned him the backing of the U.S. and the support of a majority of likely voters, for whom the election is as much about putting food on the table as it is about ideology. Polls show Abbas...
...series Unscripted (Sundays, 10 p.m. E.T.) looks at the lives of entertainers in Hollywood, with celebrity cameos and show-biz humor. That may remind you of another current HBO comedy. Actually, it may remind you of every other current HBO comedy. Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage are also insider takes on Hollywood. And Lisa Kudrow is preparing an HBO sitcom about--surprise!--a washed-up actress making a comeback...