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...first time he's made such comments. Since the full-blown invasion of "Operation Defensive Shield," Israeli forces (rather than Arafat's PA personnel) have maintained ultimate security control over the West Bank, and Palestinian militants there have continued to attack Israelis despite repeated pleas to halt by Arafat and others...
...diabetes), T cells destroy the cells of the pancreas. In multiple sclerosis, they cross the biomolecular barrier that protects the brain and attack the outer covering of nerve cells. If you could deactivate the right T cells, you might be able to slow down the degenerative process--and maybe halt it altogether...
...modern form of slavery." Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that 19 countries - including Afghanistan, Greece, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - had the worst records of failure to act against human trafficking. U.S. legislation, passed in 2000, calls for economic sanctions against countries that do not take action to halt trafficking or help its victims. MEXICO Logging Massacre A land dispute that has festered since 1935 claimed 26 victims in Oaxaca state. An ambush of sawmilll workers left 87 children fatherless in the mountain village of Xochiltepec, which is in dispute with a neighboring town over clearance and logging rights...
...February 1994, with the permission of the Faculty, Rudenstine extended by one year the date by which Harvard would halt payments, as discussions of possibilities such as a fee waiver were ongoing with...
...judging from Summers’ efforts to halt the exodus from the Barker Center, the department at least won’t face opposition from Mass. Hall...