Word: haltingly
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...when he killed a 63-year-old man in a carjacking attempt; in Huntsville, Texas. Though neither Governor Rick Perry nor the U.S. Supreme Court (in a rare 3-to-3 vote, with three Justices abstaining because they know the victim's son, a federal judge) would halt the execution amid protest against applying the death penalty to teens, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a reprieve four hours before his scheduled death...
...while a representative of Sigma Chi and Pi Eta alumni approved the February listing of the house with a real estate broker, Sigma Chi argues that the listing was not consensual but only a move to remain cooperative while it worked to halt the board’s move. Sigma Chi argues that its “ownership interests” in the house would preclude a sale or at the very least force a sharing of the profits...
...moment, federally funded stem cell research is at a standstill; Bush?s announcement could have several effects. It will either jump-start a stalled quest, establish careful conditions for scientific procedures, or bring the entire debate to a screeching halt...
When the scorpion tanks clattered to a halt outside the Istana Merdeka palace in Jakarta, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was at first relieved. "Maybe they're here to protect the palace," he said to his daughter. But when she pointed out that the tanks had swiveled their guns toward his balcony, Wahid knew that he had lost a game of brinkmanship. The security forces had switched loyalties to his Vice President, Megawati Sukarnoputri...
...Slowed biomedical development: The truth of the matter is scientists can?t push ahead with promising research without the benefit of specific cells. If Congress legislates against creating or using those cells, science comes to a screeching halt...