Any over-the-counter access marks a long-awaited change, but it's not enough, said Dr. Cora Breuner of the American Academy of Pediatrics, which supports nonprescription sale of the morning-after pill for all ages.

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Mr Kellett says the increase has come about because there are now more products that allow over-the-counter investors access to agricultural funds.

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"Given his prior access, his expertise as a counter-intelligence specialist, and his clear willingness to betray his position of high trust, Hanssen poses a clear and present danger that he will compromise a additional information of a sensitive and classified nature, " prosecutors said in documents submitted to the court.

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Once the company was listed on the Tokyo over-the-counter market in 1996, he had access to equity and other types of direct financing.

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That's why when a woman fears she might become pregnant after her contraceptive has failed or she has had unprotected sex, she needs fast access to emergency contraception, not delays at the pharmacy counter.

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Mr. Livingstone or others who believe that an erosion of privacy is necessary to ensure security might counter that if you have nothing to hide, why do you care if someone can access your personal information?

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