He said that a small-scale counterterrorism effort is not a viable alternative to the broader military operation now underway.

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An assembly government spokesman said its services to assist workers leaving Hoover to find either new skills or suitable alternative employment would come into operation when it knew exactly who would need them.

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Cardinal Ersilio Tonini, Archbishop Emeritis of Ravenna, in north-east Italy, gave the parents an "ethical alternative" to going through with the operation, according to ProLife Alliance.

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Menzies Aviation said its Chicago Airport operation would close after having exhausted all alternative options over the last two years.

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