At one point, Ralf was eight seconds clear but his Colombian team-mate kept carving into the lead to bring it down to just 2.5 seconds.

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Mr Berlusconi has managed to bring that lead down during the campaign, thanks to a tireless round of TV and radio appearances.

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And I think that's the big worry here that as we have an oversupply, a large supply of homes on the market, we get these ripple effects to the default rates that ultimately lead to less lending and that ultimately bring down, slow down the economy, particular in certain communities.

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The latest spasm of violence came one day after Prime Minister Maliki warned his coalition partners that any moves to bring down the government would unravel the political system and lead to a situation where the majority Shiites decide the shape of the government on their own.

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Does this make sense?? Well, why is that weak demand not showing up in prices?? There is no question that the Saudis learned the lesson of the 1980s that high prices lead to low prices, and so they do have an incentive to produce enough to bring these prices down.

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The President asked the Vice President to lead this effort in part because he wrote and passed the 1994 Crime Bill that helped law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in America.

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