Some players rely on attacking strokes to power past opponents, while others are content to soak up pressure from the back of the court, lobbing the ball back onto the table with heavy amounts of spin.

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After walking from one end of the court to the Miami bench, James sat disbelievingly on a press table and spent the final 56 seconds mumbling to the officials.

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Potential causes include Finnish demands for collateral against its contribution to the Greek bail-out and a vote by Germany's constitutional court, due on September 7th, on the legality of the rescue package (see table).

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Speaking at a legal conference in Eilat last Tuesday, Weinstein bragged that he forced Netanyahu to table discussion of the bill that would require Knesset hearings for Supreme Court nominees.

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Initially, some politicians and others suggested a military proceeding was more apt than one in federal court, but that was never seriously on the table because Mr. Tsarnaev is an American citizen accused of crimes in the U.S., with no evidence so far of a foreign nexus.

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