While the Republican-led House has voted to repeal the law, that effort is expected to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and in any case would face President Obama's veto pen.

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Of course, as is the case with any Apple product, die-hard fans will buy whatever the new thing is -- no matter what it is exactly, and no matter how much it costs.

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As was the case in May 1967, Israel has arrived at a do-or-die moment.

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Eventually, enough brain cells die for the tell-tale gaps to appear in the tissues, although the only way of definitively confirming a CJD case in humans is following death during post mortem.

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