The issue is pending in U.S. Congress.

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He said he will accept written arguments on whether Libby should remain free pending appeal and rule on that issue on June 14.

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Circuit decision, and the issue is being raised in other pending cases.

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That had led to concerns that the planes might remain grounded for a while pending possible further investigations to sort out the issue.

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Finally, the issue has some precedent--the pending free trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea (the world's most wired country) includes a provision to encourage the free flow of information, though no censorship issues exist between the two countries.

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"The only way to resolve all pending issues between Israel and the Palestinians, including the settlements issue, is through direct negotiations without preconditions, " said Yigal Palmor, Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman.

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The United States and South Korea were unable to come to work out their differences on a pending free trade agreement between the two countries, punting the issue into next year.

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This is likely to be the term that the Court considers the constitutionality of DOMA. Petitions are now pending asking the Court to hear several cases that squarely raise the issue.

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The key issue is whether the Senate will confirm Hans von Spakovsky, whose nomination has been pending since 2005.

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You know, another issue, just shifting gears slightly, same kind of subject -- Russia, pending ascension to the WTO.

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