Word: suspended
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...show. But somehow in these very public cases that are tried in the court of public opinion long before they reach the court of law, we lower our standards too easily. Maybe the conflict and confusion surrounding the Duke case will make us watch a bit more skeptically, suspend judgment a while longer, the next time either the prosecutors or the defense try to persuade us to render a verdict before a trial has even begun...
...than political parties) for submitting forms late. The League of Women Voters of Florida joined several other pubic interest and labor groups, including the Florida AFL-CIO, in challenging the constitutionality of the law, which went into effect Jan. 1. They are asking the U.S. District Court to immediately suspend the fines - which the groups say could bankrupt their voter registration budgets...
...March 19 the board of directors for LWV of Florida voted unanimously to suspend voter registration rather than put its volunteers and $80,000 annual budget at risk, says its president, Dianne Wheatley-Giliotti. "I'm angry, okay?" Wheatley-Giliotti says. "This hits at the core of our mission. We were founded to educate voters and get them involved in the political process. I can't do my job, really...
...truckers to airlines will be paying more for energy. But the U.S. economy can withstand some big blows. The nation was emerging from recession on 9/11, and that event did not ruin the recovery (thanks to billions in tax breaks). A slowdown may give the Fed reason to suspend its interest-rate hikes, a prospect that has already sparked a bond-market rally. While Katrina's impact on the Gulf economy is devastating in the near term, an infusion of federal disaster-relief dollars should stimulate industries from homebuilding to appliances and help lift the economy...
...Imitating the mayor, Bercaw said during the meeting on May 1, “I’d like to suspend the rules. All in favor say aye, opposed say nay, the ayes have...