As Finley was doing his research, tornado forecasting came to a screeching halt when the Signal Corps banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread panic.

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The fact that Tombini has used the word attentive before the April meeting is a strong signal that, contrary to what we believed, the Bank has decided to fast forward its protocol and raise rates now.

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"We would abandon our Iraqi friends -- and signal to the world that America cannot be trusted to keep its word, " he said.

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