Word: avoiding
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...political situation facing both Barak and Arafat may leave them little alternative. The Israeli leader bought himself a month's grace in the form of temporary support from the ultra-Orthodox Shas party when parliament reopened Monday, but he heads a minority government that may be unable to avoid the prospect of early elections now that the hawkish Likud party has vowed to topple Barak rather than join him in an emergency government. And few analysts are optimistic over Barak's chances of winning an election held during an intifada...
...confrontation line. The occupation soldiers attacked them. We heard youths asking for help. We did not hear the sounds of gunfire. The Israeli soldiers used guns with silencers. We were unable to do the late-afternoon prayer in a mosque, so we prayed in the open. We tried to avoid being shot by snipers at the City Inn Hotel and the building next to it. After sunset, quiet prevailed. We went to the mosque and performed the evening prayer. After that we went to visit the wounded...
...Cole attack, the group met three times. "We were in crisis mode," says a member. Last week the group spotted a threat from an undetermined source against U.S. citizens in Turkey, the Arabian Peninsula and the gulf, and the State Department issued a warning to Americans to avoid those regions. "It could be a threat from a variety of groups," says the CSG member. "Al-Qaeda, Hizballah, the Jerusalem Warriors--all sorts of scum...
...many researchers, that's strong evidence that fish-oil supplements work. "I don't know how they can avoid a health claim," says Dr. William Cooper, a professor of endocrinology at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. "There will be court action, I'm sure, if they...
...cash. Not a bad idea. Consider certificates of deposit: they've been enjoying their highest yields in recent years. They're not only insured by the FDIC but generally pay interest rates that are 3 percentage points higher than savings accounts. If you can forgo the cash liquidity and avoid early-withdrawal penalties, the current 3-, 6- or 12-month CDs are attractive...