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...judge almost got the chance to suspend the elections in Massachusetts. Yesterday at noon, Secretary of State William F. Galvin announced that he would sue in the state’s Supreme Judicial Court to suspend the elections...
...some, the gam's fighters can be seen resting, rusted rifles and rocket launchers strapped over their shoulders. They are fighting the Indonesian military. But they are also fighting ExxonMobil. Late last year, the rebels began targeting the company's employees and property, forcing it in March to suspend its operations. The townspeople say it is good the rebels are attacking ExxonMobil. In some places, people literally line up to tell stories of abuse and murders committed by the troops they call Exxon's Army...
...That impressive medical chart was apparently enough to convince the three-judge panel to vote 2-1 to suspend legal action against the former dictator, much to the chagrin of prosecutors. Pinochet was to be tried for his role in covering up 57 murders and 18 disappearances during the so-called "caravan of death" after his 1973 military coup...
...region Monday suggested that despite sporadic outbreaks of violence in the West Bank and a fierce firefight in Gaza, the level of violence has been substantially reduced since Arafat's call. The radical Hamas movement, which has never supported the peace process, even issued a statement undertaking to suspend terror attacks inside Israel. But Hamas and even Arafat's own Fatah organization vowed to continue their uprising in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem...
...solution to this crisis therefore will not be found through petty attempts at retribution, such as yesterday’s conservative-led House vote to suspend overdue UN payments. This type of unnecessary confrontation has been largely to blame for the present difficulties; other nations perceive the U.S. as an overbearing giant, not a committed partner. Rather than cut off our UN dues, Congress ought to pay them immediately and in full. This would be a signal of America’s intention to move on and strengthen its position within the UN. A refusal to pay our debts would...