If, on top of these shortcomings, you add an effective government halt to any secondary market spectrum transactions, you have real paralysis.

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Sickened by the international community's refusal to take effective steps to halt Serbia's relentless aggression in Bosnia, at least one world leader has thrown down the gauntlet to the lesser figures who have succeeded her on the world stage.

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Because we believe in human dignity, the world must have more effective means to stabilize regions in turmoil and to halt religious violence and ethnic cleansing.

CNN: Transcript of Bush's U.N. address

However, in a world of budget cuts and hiring freezes, the secret to more effective law enforcement may lie just as much with their willingness to halt wasteful inquiries as it does with their pursuit of more deserving cases to the bitter end.

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