Word: halt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contras in exchange for extensive military aid, Honduran leaders have repeatedly issued embarrassed denials that rebel bases exist within their borders. But more than once Honduras was forced to give the lie to its own claims. Just last month the Hondurans were compelled by Washington to request assistance to halt a Sandinista cross-border attack aimed at the contra camps, then watched dismally as 3,200 U.S. troops rushed into the country. Says a Western diplomat in Tegucigalpa: "Honduras has always been a means...
Both the Senate and the House are considering separate pieces of legislation that would halt the granting of patents for genetically altered animals until Congress has thoroughly considered the ethical, economic and environmental issues involved. Although no one is suggesting ending genetic research on animals, critics say public debate is needed on the proper limits of "playing with nature...
Even Nixon's staunchest defenders left his side once he released the tapes, which undeniably showed the President to be guilty of trying to halt the investigation. As one young White House staff member was quoted as saying, "Oh, those bastards...who've been saying all these things about the president all year--those bastards I hated, they were right...
...with the thought that a quick endorsement might be arranged. Andrew posed a number of detailed questions: Would Dukakis come to New York for the announcement? How would he deal with Jackson? Did Dukakis have a message for Jewish voters? But no agreement was reached before Michigan put a halt to the talks. Andrew found Estrich a difficult, brittle person to deal with, and communications between the two have pretty much shut down, although the two Governors keep in contact...
...interest and fines. The company accountant contacted the IRS to question the ruling and try to reach some sort of settlement. But in February, with the matter still / unresolved, the agency grabbed the firm's bank account. Seddinger could not meet her payroll and had to halt operations. Her Congressman, Democratic Representative Robin Tallon, later managed to get the bank accounts released, but Seddinger is still jousting with the IRS to clear up what she calls "my nightmare...