For three weeks, a historic recount campaign pushed forward in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, defying political blockades, bureaucratic hurdles, legal maneuvering and financial intimidation.
If the Berkeley analysis turns out to have been rushed or its conclusions poorly supported, you'll quickly see opponents of limits on greenhouse gases join Connolley's "rubbish" chorus — and, once again, it'll be clear that science alone is unlikely to break the political blockades over this issue.
Hamas, for its part, has not moved any closer to meeting Mr Bush's and Mr Olmert's conditions for lifting the political and economic blockade of the PA.
"The US is a gang of cruel robbers which has worked hard to bring even a nuclear disaster to the DPRK, not content with having imposed the thrice-cursed and unheard-of political isolation, economic blockade and military pressure on it for the mere reason that it has differing ideology and social system and refuses to yield to the former's ambition for aggression.
The combatants have to recognize that there is a public service component to what they do, and that there will be limits to public and political patience with blockades on the information highway.
Four, to undermine Qatar's rising political clout with a blockade and negative campaign, especially since the 2022 World Cup could elevate its international profile and influence.
Need to protect and support children In Gaza, the economy is at a standstill due to military blockade and political deadlock.
Yet production levels have now declined to a little over 200,000 barrels per day, due to deteriorating security, ongoing protests, political infighting, and rebel blockades.
The Spanish government had refused to describe the blockade as a political crisis between the two countries.
