Durbin said he thought the best way forward would be to suspend the process of seating Burris until the impeachment trial of Blagojevich concludes in the Illinois Senate.

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Instead of the outright ban on Zimbabwe diamond sales recommended by the World Diamond Council last year, the Kimberley Process decided in November simply to suspend sales for six months to give the government another chance to comply with its standards and to withdraw all troops from the area.

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Regulators, citing a pattern of violations, have been slapping Massey with "show cause" orders: They will suspend, even permanently revoke, permits to mine or process or store coal, if the company doesn't show it has mended its ways.

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Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest.

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The full process could take several months but Spain's campaigning magistrate, Baltasar Garzon, has already moved to suspend its activities.

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