Word: mooted
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...charges of socialism have lost the political power they had for most of the past century. Rather, it's suddenly capitalist piggishness that provokes genuine rage. When nearly half the House Republicans vote for a confiscatory 90% tax on Wall Street executives' bonuses, the old "class warfare" lines seem moot...
Paradiso, David • trial of for murder of girlfriend of is rendered moot by shooting to death by police detective of after stabbing of judge by despite the fact that jailers of were warned that weapon was possessed...
...Israel would have to withdraw from the Golan Heights, while Syria would have to maintain a demilitarized zone in the territory. Previous rounds of talks faltered over the exact route of the border and concerns over how Israel could protect itself from a surprise Syrian attack - calculations now rendered moot by modern satellite surveillance technology and the capabilities of Israel's arsenal...
...Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday, but its control of the territory is an inescapable fact for those attending, including Secretary of State Clinton. Although the U.S. insists that reconstruction money for Gaza be directed through the Palestinian Authority in order to bypass Hamas, that distinction may soon become moot. Egypt, which has aided U.S. and Israeli attempts to isolate Hamas - a close ally of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood - is currently hosting reconciliations talks between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo. Egypt's hostility to Hamas has not diminished, but Egyptian leaders have recognized that the organization is an intractable political...
...hard time co-opting the Fairness Doctrine to limit conservative talk radio to the degree they might like. The FCC has never applied the Fairness Doctrine to a talk radio host, nor does the regulation force stations to give equal time for every perspective. Further, the point might be moot without support from the Oval Office - which the doctrine does not currently enjoy. "As the President stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," a White House spokesman said Feb. 18. Assuming the regulation doesn't get its renaissance this time, give...