Word: divert
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...WHITES ONLY sign at the gate, nestles amid towering evergreens near Hayden Lake, Idaho. The tranquil setting contrasts with unnerving events in nearby Coeur d'Alene over the past several weeks: a bombing at the home of a Roman Catholic priest who opposes white racism, then more bombings to divert attention from planned robberies at banks and a National Guard armory. Last week a former security chief of Butler's church, David Dorr, 35, and two others who attended meetings were charged in the bombings. The church professed shock at the incidents...
...because of restrictions it imposes on school districts. Many school officials oppose his measures for the same reason. "Local boards should decide what best works for their districts," says Barbara Klaas, president-elect of the Minnesota School Boards Association. Critics are also worried that a 65% rule would divert money from such outside-the-classroom needs as school buses and school nurses. The mandate, says Klaas, "diverts attention from the real issue--is there adequate funding going to schools?" --With reporting by Marc Hequet
...fully considered. We caution the greater community to not be overly hasty in donating this unused money. While on the surface it seems as though the funds will disappear if they are not redirected to this very worthy cause, the Swipe for Darfur BoardPlus plan will actually divert much-needed funding from HUDS, funding that effectively is being used already...
...TIME: What would happen if the U.N. Security Council is asked to deal with Iran?s nuclear program? Kharrazi: Our engagement with the European side was not to stop enrichment but to continue with enrichment in a manner that would assure the other side that we would not divert material for weapons. [In] legal terms, nothing has been done wrong by Iran that could be taken to the Security Council. If for political reasons, the Americans want to push an Iranian foreign policy to the Security Council ... I don?t think that would lead to any result that would...
...smart politico will tell you: the fundamental reason Democrats lost in 2004 is because the party seemed wobbly on national security issues—particularly Iraq. Rather than choose a) the confident anti-war argument that acting in Iraq would divert resources from America’s real enemies, or b) the confident pro-war argument that acting in Iraq would remove a threat and plant democracy in the world’s most dangerous neighborhood, we liberals appeared to choose c) the squeamish hope that post-Saddam Iraq would collapse, and Bush would get embarrassed...