• But that will change, too, and there will be more fast-food restaurants--American and otherwise, drive-through or not.

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  • Hopefully -- just to give an example -- when Spain clarifies exactly how it intends to draw down and utilize dollars -- or not dollars, but euros to recapitalize its banking system, given that it's already got support from other European countries, given that the resources are available, what's missing right now is just a sense of specifics and the path whereby that takes place.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama holds a Press Conference at the G20 Summit

  • Since 4 May 2006 a couple who live together as if married (or as if they were a registered same-sex partnership) have had rights and obligations between them, whether they like it or not - and even whether they know about it or not.

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  • These sites tear down the traditional barriers between those in power -- be they celebrities or politicians -- and their fanbase or supporters, providing the semblance -- if not the reality -- of personal involvement and a forum for discussion.

    CNN: Will the 2008 USA election be won on Facebook?

  • Behind him, another from the US, all interested in what Rupert and James Murdoch, then Rebekah Brooks will - or will not - say and what the UK's top policemen until a few days and hours ago will want to spell out as they bow out.

    BBC: Scaffolding and doling out rope

  • In principle, such an approach would appear well justified, as our financial system has become less bank-centered and because activities or risk-taking not permitted to regulated institutions have a way of migrating to other financial firms or markets.

    FORBES: Transcript

  • While Democrats pounced on President Bush's recent comment on the war on terror -- and whether or not it could be won -- Republicans seized the initiative in a good opening to their convention.

    CNN: National security takes center stage

  • And sophisticated grownups - and particularly American Jewish grownups -- cannot or will not make their leaders pay a price for their depraved support for evil.

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  • At any given time around 10% of 16- and 17-year-olds are not working, training or studying, and 1% spend a year or more in this unproductive state.

    ECONOMIST: Britain tries again to remedy low skills in the workforce

  • Yet in reality, virtually anyone who knows anything about the way the health service is structured, both within and without, Labour-friendly or not, will tell you that there was - and still is - an urgent need for change.

    BBC: The third rail of Welsh politics

  • And I made clear that we are concerned about this issue and about -- our forces and their commanders are evaluating whether or not -- in our broader effort there, intelligence included -- are evaluating tactics that Taliban are using.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,

  • After undisciplined performances from the top order in previous Tests - and whether or not galvanised to change tactics by Clarke - Watson and Hughes addressed the new ball with caution.

    BBC: Ashes: England on top as rain hits Sydney Test match

  • Timothy Geithner, then head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, told watchdog officials that size and importance--not strength or weakness--were the criteria for choosing which firms needed immediate capital injections.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The dilemma for Paris has been painful: to intervene - and be caricatured as a throw-back to the neo-colonialism of "la Francafrique" - or not to intervene, and see a first chance to stand tall on the African continent dwindle into the desert sands?

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  • Because my understanding is you can use some of the TARP funds that were paid back and use that -- or those funds that have not been used -- can you use that and get this going by executive order, or do you need us to put that program into a jobs bill?

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Takes Questions from Senate Democrats

  • Two-year Treasury notes now yield significantly more than 30-year bonds--and that's not just because in a decade or so long-term government bonds may be listed as an endangered species because of the reduction of the publicly held portion of the national debt.

    FORBES: Fact And Comment

  • But while these could exacerbate the symptoms - because they might rub the bunion and cause pain or blistering - they do not cause it.

    BBC: Bunions - family not footwear to blame

  • "We have opened our training sessions before the match to the public and they were free to choose to come and support us or not - and they proved their loyalty by appearing at training and supporting us, " the coach said.

    BBC: Esperance aim to overturn Mazembe in Champs League

  • It said the court had concluded that automatic disclosure of all convictions and cautions - whether or not relevant to the job being applied for - was incompatible with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act - the right to a private and family life.

    BBC: Call for criminal records law change

  • But while Carlisle and Co are getting their new careers - whether inside or outside cricket - up and running, it is not simply a case of 'I'm all right Jack.

    BBC: It began as a vibrant show of solidarity for their leader.

  • Neighbor Gina McDade said Nancy Lanza was a "stay-at-home mom" and not a teacher or part-time employee of Sandy Hook Elementary, as some media reports stated.

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  • They talk of the smoking-habit and the swearing-habit and the drinking-habit, but not of the abstention-habit or the moderation-habit or the courage-habit.

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  • If other countries can use the American system to apply pressure on Members of Congress and the executive branch - and even further their agendas by helping elect or defeat candidates and incumbents - then is the United States not compelled to do the same around the world to promote its own interests?

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • We will see - there are plenty more economic and environmental points to be made - and the over-arching argument to be had about whether or not public transport in itself is compatible with the rugged individualism of the American way.

    BBC: Full steam ahead for US railways

  • For it is our resilience- our political and social fortitude- which will determine whether or not we are able to deal with the threats and challenges which lie before us.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: From fashion to fortitude: the road to resilience

  • He has taken 0.16 sec off the 100m record in just 15 months - previously the mark had been lowered by only 0.21secs by seven athletes over a 39-year period - and some continue to question whether or not he is clean.

    BBC: Bolt switches focus to relay gold

  • So -- and those do not represent -- do not cause harm to seniors or to beneficiaries.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Employees must share tax forms, birth certificates and marriage licenses to make auditors happy. (One frustrated employee sent an auditor a wedding ring to prove he was married.) As many as 15% of dependents can be bounced because the employee is divorced or because minors, including stepchildren, nephews and nieces, are 18 or older and not full-time students.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Dignity will not get you a high-profile apparel contract or a magazine cover and it does not ensure a post-playing career as a blustering talking head.

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  • He has repeatedly fought back against Republican efforts to de-fund Planned Parenthood, and believes that women -- not politicians or the government -- should be in control of their own health decisions.

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