Unemployment, at 8.1%, is above its level before the crisis but close to the rich-country average.
" Tom has declined to comment, but the source close to the family says some of Tom's contemporaries believe "there could have been a deal.
We are far enough up the coast to be out of range of hurricanes, but close enough to the urban centers of the northeast, where 18% of the U.S. population lives, for there to be an efficient market for the excess energy we can produce.
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"After a great deal of soul searching I have come to the difficult decision that I have no choice but to draw a close to the current production of my first play, " Davidson wrote.
But many close to the situation believe the events of September 11 may have changed that.
Mr Obama's rating among all voters has fallen (see chart) but remains close to the historical average of 55%.
But those close to the project say that with or without conclusive DNA proof, the circumstantial evidence alone is striking.
But many close to the club believe that in attempting to reach such heights the seeds of their demise were sown.
But sources close to the Massachusetts Democrat note that the increasing partisanship on Capitol Hill has disillusioned Kerry and he is ready to leave the Senate.
But people close to the company say it has been impossible to ignore the negative effect of the U.K. tabloid scandal on the rest of the company.
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But getting close to the ground, and using his fluency in Mandarin and his experience from over a decade of reporting in Greater China, is his stock in trade.
But sources close to the Belgian police have told CNN that some of the suspects are of Tunisian origin -- and they believe them to be connected to other Tunisian-led terrorist cells based in Italy and here in Brussels -- all operating as part of the al Qaeda terrorist network.
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According to the new series, economic activity has risen in three of the last four quarters but is still close to the minimum level reached in the second quarter of 2012.
This end was left deliberately open not only to provide views of the hills close by but to allow the strong mistral wind to ventilate the pitch.
The NICEI results covering the period July - September 2012 estimate that NI economic activity increased by 0.7% over the quarter to 96.5% in Q3 2012 - but is still close to the minimum level reached in Q2 2012.
Samsung stock slipped on the news but recover to close the day out with gains of 0.9% after rumors that the company will sell off its hard-drive unit to Seagate ( STX).
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But to close the sale, Mr. Romney needs to be perceived on Election Day as the man with a plan.
HEROtsc said it had no option but to close the centre on Friday after being unable to secure new work.
But the move to close the Tramway Hotel at Pakefield has angered some locals who do not want to lose the pub on London Road in Lowestoft.
He declined to say where Lohan is receiving treatment, but a source close to the actress who was not authorized to speak publicly said she has checked in to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
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The open-source machine-maker has made Ubuntu PCs before, like the Gazelle and Serval laptops and the recent Sable Complete all-in-one, but none come close to the Bonobo Extreme in terms of speed and performance.
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Roque Santa Cruz, deployed on the right by Martino, ought to have tested Japan keeper Eiji Kawashima after a corner dropped invitingly but the striker missed from close to the penalty spot as a largely soporific half ended goalless.
Hamas used to be based in the city and close to the regime, but has shifted allegiance to Qatar under the strain of the Syrian crisis and mounting Sunni-Shia polarisation in the region.
One of them was close to Larry Devlin and the CIA but the other was close to Daphne Park.
Gronholm won the first two stages of the day but Loeb began to close the gap when he took the fifth and sixth stages in the forests around Perth.
Sometimes it was dark humor, even gallows humor in the face of impending disaster, but the laughter was always close to the surface, ready to explode at any moment.
Posh keeper Joe Lewis had been busier than his opposite number but the visitors failed to close out the game - and Batt's goal means Strachan's team are now 13 points behind leaders Newcastle.
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