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...kidnappings on special-forces agents "carried away by a reckless quest for glory," apologized for their actions and assured Koizumi that they had been punished. (Kim, according to most analysts, led the special forces for a stretch during that period.) Having got that off his chest, Kim promised a moratorium on his country's provocative missile tests and agreed to let international inspectors visit its nuclear facilities. These moves could help bring North Korea, which the Bush Administration counts as one of the "axis of evil" states, out of its long political isolation...
...years ago, administrators called for a moratorium on all new student groups, according to Dean for Student Development Robert A. Sherwood...
Sherwood says the moratorium was well-received by most students, except for a small minority who were frustrated about being unable to start new groups...
...since replaced the moratorium with a more selective process similar to Harvard?...
Neighbors, strongly opposed to Harvard’s original plan—and still angry over the University’s other buildings in the area, such as Peabody Terrace and Mather Towers—asked the City Council for a moratorium on all new development in the summer of 2000. This move led the way for the area to be rezoned to restrict the height of any new buildings...