They also represent the quickest and most effective route to pressuring target companies to suspend their business operations in these countries until such time as state-sponsorship of terrorism there is ceased.

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The Center for Security Policy takes little comfort from the President's pledge to review and, if necessary, suspend this arrangement concerning Soviet "business-men" in the event the Soviet Union abuses it for intelligence purposes.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

In November Intrade suffered a severe blow to its business when regulators forced it to suspend all trading in the United States - its biggest market.

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General Musharraf could refuse to concede the opposition's demands, suspend or dismiss parliament and try to carry on the business of government by decree.

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During confirmation hearings, Daley vowed to eliminate 100 of the department's 256 political jobs by the end of 1997 and promised to suspend trade missions for a month, to allow a review of how business executives are selected to accompany government officials on such missions.

CNN: Resigned