Word: halt
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...triumph of outdated and intolerant dogma over practical effectiveness, the Boston Archdiocese’s Catholic Charities adoption agency decided to halt its services after its contract expires later this year. The decision, triggered by the Church’s disagreement with the Massachusetts state law allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children, prompted Mass. Governor Mitt Romney to publicly push for an exception to the law in the interests of religious freedom. While we agree with Romney that an exception should be made for the licensing of Catholic Charities, our support for the exemption rests solely our practical concern...
...lawyers and relatives. According to Israeli sources in the prison administration, the jailed Hamas chiefs have told Haniya they want revenge for the purges that senior Fatah officials carried out in 1996. Both Palestinian and Israeli sources say that Hamas leaders are trying to persuade Islamic Jihad to halt terrorist attacks against Israel, at least for the time being. To an extent, this seems to have worked; Islamic Jihad has limited its recent actions against Israel to a few rocket attacks. But Palestinian sources say that Islamic Jihad is wary of joining Hamas in government, uncertain how Hamas will handle...
...Association predicts that 10 million Chinese could be skiing by then, meaning one out of every seven skiers worldwide could be living in China. "Everyone overseas skis, so why can't we?" asks schoolteacher Hang Mei, whose first-time snowplow is so cautious that she slows to a complete halt on the slope. "China is developing very fast, and there isn't anything...
...Association predicts that 10 million Chinese could be skiing by then, meaning one out of every seven skiers worldwide could be living in China. "Everyone overseas skis, so why can't we?" asks schoolteacher Hang Mei, whose first-time snowplow is so cautious that she slows to a complete halt on the slope. "China is developing very fast, and there isn't anything...
...benefit they often cannot later claim due to their lack of appropriate documentation. In short, while immigrants are a fiscal drain in states with large undocumented immigrant populations, they are also net contributors to the federal treasury. Many believe that this “wall” will halt the flow of undocumented Mexicans into the US—but they are wrong. A fence already exists along much of the border, and, despite being increasingly militarized since 1993, there has been no observable decrease in the flow of undocumented workers. Because the fence will not stop the flow...