Word: seal
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...that Gazans have exploded out of their besieged enclave, it may be up to Israel to seal up the border again, since the Egyptians are showing no signs of doing so. Israel had put the economic squeeze on Gaza's 1.5 million people - a policy described as "collective punishment" by many aid organizations - hoping it would turn the Palestinians against Hamas. But with the siege broken, even if temporarily, Hamas has earned the gratitude of hungry Palestinians and reinvigorated its popularity in Gaza...
China should be a natural haven for online matchmaking. Up until a century ago, marriage-registration forms required the seal of an "introducer." Young, educated professionals seem open-minded. Even today, the off-line matchmaking business remains robust; there are a reported 20,000 agencies, many run by local governments and bearing such dreamy names as the Beijing Military and Civilian Matchmaking Service and the Tianjin Municipal Trade Union Matchmakers' Association. The imbalance of genders brought on by the single-child rule (many parents opted to keep only a male baby) has also led to a desperate demand for matchmakers...
...allows shipments to sit in its free-port zone for up to five years without going through customs. But now, with this agreement in hand, if Greek authorities suspect a consignment may contain stolen art, they can ask the Swiss police to search it. Italy is looking to seal a similar deal with Switzerland...
...slashing. Junior Sarah Wilson broke free with the puck after a face-off midway through the period and snuck a shot past the goalie at the 8:06 mark. Two minutes later, Cahow completed her hat trick off of perfect triangle passing from teammates Wilson and Brine to seal the game’s score at 7-0. The senior defenseman entered the contest leading the ECAC in defenseman scoring with 1.13 points per game, and now sits in 21st on the Crimson’s all time scoring list with 93 career points to her name. Sophomore goalie Christina...
...Polls indicate, at the moment, that most undeclared voters in New Hampshire will vote in the Democratic primary, and that they will probably vote for Obama. But McCain's campaign claims that it needs only a small portion of those voters to seal their victory over Mitt Romney. Currently neck-and-neck in the polls, McCain and Romney are expected to split the Republican vote almost evenly. "A thousand of [independents] could vote for Obama," says McCain media strategist Mark McKinnon. "We only need three." McKinnon is a unicorn himself, having expressed his admiration for Obama last year - and reportedly...