In fact, Harris, the Seattle lawyer who has chronicled the issue on his "China Law Blog, " speculates that "honest and legal" companies--particularly American and European ones--could be left holding the bag if Chinese exporters don't pay the tax, as he says is often the case.

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He said that it is often the case that an initial influx of donations is not followed up with the detailed work to improve overall conditions.

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Fillmore works among humans, however, and the fact that he's a duck -- as is often the case with anthropomorphic characters -- never comes up.

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As is often the case with McCain, he suggested the solution was to cleanse politics as usual in Washington.

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He did not posture and, unlike others, agreed to speak in French to local journalists who, as is often the case, could not master Arabic.

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