The administration had earlier proposed providing temporary block grants to states to help cover the drug costs for elderly residents, but lawmakers rejected that plan.

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The Department of Health has issued a temporary block on the prescription of Viagra on the NHS, saying it should only be prescribed in exceptional circumstances.

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Since 1996, the federal government has issued block grants to the states through the Temporary Assistance For Needy Family (TANF) program.

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Sections of temporary buildings from London 2012 Olympic venues will be used while the art block is rebuilt.

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The three-floor block sits behind the Civic Centre in Southend and was built as a temporary structure in the 1980s.

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Temporary street-fair vendor permits, though, are available for authorized fairs, block parties and festivals, a provision many fashion trucks are taking advantage of.

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