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The diplomatic focus now seems to be switching to the UN Security Council, with speculation that it may vote on a draft resolution on Syria in the coming days - although Russia still opposes the move.
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Then, last week, in an apparent bid to dampen speculation that their security measures were over the top, government officials reportedly suggested that Mr bin Laden himself could be behind the new-found threat.
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"For some months now, the employees of the company have had to live with almost daily speculation about the security of their jobs and the long-term plans for the company, " Unite official Rob MacGregor.
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Security around the next generation Xbox has been tight but speculation abounds.
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They are monuments to 19th-century speculation, to the new delights of limited companies and shareholder security, and to dreams.
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But as the killings have continued, so has speculation that some of them could be the work of factions in the security forces opposed to the president.
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Since mid-April, when it emerged that Muhammad Nahavandian, a member of Iran's National Security Council, was in America, his itinerary has been the subject of fevered speculation.
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You know, with the changing world we live in and all, you know, it's pure speculation as to the nature of the confrontation, the challenges, both from a security standpoint and from an economic standpoint.
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All this prompts speculation over whether Mr Peretz and Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, are too much under the security establishment's thumb.
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