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The Jewish prohibition against the worship of material idols, for example, stemmed from their respect for the human person as a the true “idol” or image of God.

The revised policy would put a focus “on results over objectives, and on investments over prohibition.”

Such prohibitions aren’t unusual in European matches, given the Continent’s sorry history of soccer hooliganism.

“This message is not just false; it appears to violate the prohibitions contained in the Hatch Act.”

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Christiane Irwin, a 46-year-old Texas accountant convicted of defrauding a law firm where she worked, said in a telephone interview she could discuss Maxwell only in general terms because of the prohibition.

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