Word: roadblocking
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...What was deferred? Federalism has remained a roadblock and the Sunnis' red line issue. They absolutely reject the idea of "federalism"-meaning empowered regional districts similar to the Kurdish region in the north-for the Shi'ites, saying it will lead to the breakup of the country and allow Iran undue influence over the south. This issue has been pushed through over Sunni objections causing the Sunnis to threaten to veto the constitution when it comes up for an Oct. 15 referendum. It's unclear how seriously to take this threat, because the constitution can only be vetoed...
...studying how diseases develop, I worry about whether the U.S. can maintain its scientific and technological superiority. Many other countries have been vigorously pursuing stem-cell projects, while the U.S. government restricts the research that federally funded scientists may do in that field. I hope that, despite the roadblock, more Americans may be inspired by the successes in South Korea to get interested in science. Junho Song Torrance, California...
...studying how diseases develop, I worry about whether the U.S. can maintain its scientific and technological superiority. Many other countries have been vigorously pursuing stem-cell projects, while the U.S. government restricts the research that federally funded scientists may do in that field. I hope that despite the roadblock, more Americans may be inspired by the successes in South Korea to get interested in science. Junho Song Torrance, California, U.S. Your story seemed to suggest that foreign research labs are hungrier than those in the U.S. That is ridiculous. American medical-research laboratories, such as the one in which...
...that doesn’t mean that No. 6 Harvard isn’t playing for pride against Ivy nemesis and perennial roadblock Dartmouth, ranked third in the nation...
AYAD ALLAWI, Prime Minister of Iraq, criticizing the international forces in Iraq for the deaths of 49 Iraqi guardsmen who were executed at a false roadblock outside Baghdad last week...