Word: halt
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...Administration had requested four new B-2s as part of its goal of acquiring 75 of the bombers by the end of the century; the House action would halt production at the 15 aircraft previously authorized. In cutting Star Wars spending to $3.5 billion from the Administration's requested $5.2 billion, the House freed money for more conventional weapons. The measure also authorized servicewomen to have abortions in military clinics, at their own expense, and cleared female pilots to fly combat missions at the discretion of their services. All these issues are likely to be decided differently when the Senate...
...court's 5-to-4 vote forces the thousands of clinics that get aid from Washington under Title X of the Public Health Service Act to make a stark choice: either halt their abortion-counseling and -referral services or forgo federal funds, at a time when most clinics are strapped for cash. Until last week, the 1988 regulations -- which bar such clinics from offering either spoken instruction or printed materials that "encourage, promote or advocate abortion" -- were not enforced, pending the outcome of legal challenges...
Some believe that the First Amendment may be endangered as well. Faye Wattleton, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, which operates nearly 900 clinics in 49 states, called the decision to halt abortion counseling "an unimaginable blow to free speech." From Capitol Hill came rumblings that liberty of expression had been, as Democratic Congressman Ron Wyden of Oregon put it, "thrown into the trash can." But the toughest counterpunch was landed by Blackmun, who charged the court with "viewpoint- based suppression of speech...
...black markets are as shady as international baby trafficking. Last week, in an attempt to quell a burgeoning underground trade in children, Romania announced a temporary halt to adoptions by foreigners until tighter rules are enacted...
...Zulu leaders have long maintained that carrying spears is a cultural right. Last week, in a bid to halt political violence, President F.W. de Klerk secured an arms-control agreement with Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini. Henceforth, the spear will be added to the government's list of dangerous instruments that are banned in areas where unrest occurs...