But it does not seem very likely, when the German finance minister keeps asserting the absolute necessity of price stability, and asserting that there is no "symmetry" between debtors and creditors in the eurozone.
Since last year, the taxmen have fired off a volley of advisory letters and audits asserting that Section 2703 of the tax code, passed in 1990, gives them broad power to disregard the existence of "abusive" limited partnerships for valuation purposes.
Back in 2002, the FCC rejected a proposed combination of the satellite TV providers Dish Network and DirecTV, asserting that a merger of the two companies would hurt consumers by reducing competition, in particular for rural customers who lacked local cable television service.
Major news agencies far and wide have been asserting that Apple would be producing a "cheaper iPhone" for years now, and it looks as if a few fresh rumors have the smoke all roiled up again.
ENGADGET: Apple rumored to (again) be working on a cheaper iPhone, could arrive in late 2013
The Journal's editors have complained that they should have been given more information related to Vioxx's heart risk in the biggest-ever study of Vioxx, and they removed statements asserting that it takes 18 months of use for Vioxx to increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
In a BBC interview on Wednesday, Kofi Annan, the United Nations' secretary-general, reiterated his worries that the continuing violence could make it impossible to conduct the elections. (He also annoyed America and its allies by asserting that the Iraq invasion had been illegal.) Earlier in the week, Iraq's interim president, Ghazi al-Yawar, had said that the elections should go ahead unless the UN insisted otherwise.
But his position is what it has been, which is that we will take no option off the table, but we believe that there is time and space to allow for a diplomatic resolution through the pressure that we are asserting on Tehran through sanctions and other means with our international partners.
And now defense attorneys for a dozen companies are asserting that manganese-induced Parkinson's and its supposed symptoms were fabricated "out of thin air" by lawyers and a physician working with them.
In general, they see the highest risks to economically sensitive shares, like semiconductors and IT services, while asserting that software companies that have considerable maintenance revenues look more attractive.
Smith said the proposal that Bush is asserting something improper is a "myth" and that the committee sentiment would be different if there were a Democratic president.
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He also raised his financial estimates for the company, asserting that the Kindle and the Kindle Fire have effectively become the third major mobile ecosystem after Apple iOS and Google Android.
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Several of the reporters and interested parties who added color commentary (sometimes repeatedly) further demeaned Congresswoman Bachmann by asserting that she is simply engaging in partisan politics and fund-raising for her reelection campaign.
On the one hand we think that what they do is important but on the other hand by asserting that the business models are broken we disagree with that very statement and thereby fundamentally miss the boat because these entities simply do not have business models?
Lazard Capital this morning cut ratings on Canadian Solar (CSIQ), China Sunergy (CSUN), JA Solar (JASO) and LDK Solar (LDK), all to Hold from Buy, asserting that industry pricing will likely fall faster than expected given expected policy changes in Italy and regulatory dynamics in Germany.
FORBES: Solar Shares Slide; Fresh Worries On European Subsidy Cuts
The United Nations rejects this claim, asserting that Shebaa is Syrian territory and therefore a matter for the Israelis and the Syrians, not the Lebanese.
He reminded me that the press kit he had passed out included sworn affidavits from two friends asserting that Jones had first told them all about this that very day -- and that she was quite upset.
The Labour opposition and sections of the Israeli press are unequivocal in asserting that this is precisely the case.
Six states have passed legislation, and two states have passed state constitutional amendments, asserting that the federal government cannot tell their citizens they must have health insurance.
As I noted earlier, Hewlett-Packard is trying to position this as a good situation for them, asserting that this will hurt customers, and that HP will be there to provider alternatives.
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Ellis also notes that Intel (INTC) has been gaining ground in processor design wins, as has Freescale, while asserting that Nvidia (NVDA) and Texas Instruments (TXN) have lost some ground.
"The Testament of Mary" and "The Death of Walt Disney" feature central characters obsessively honing and asserting the stories of their lives to an audience that enters the theater with widely held preconceived notions.
This situation is reminiscent of our bailouts of banks like Citigroup ( NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs ( NYSE:GS), AIG ( NYSE:AIG) and many others under duress from our central bank asserting that the United States had to cough up billions of taxpayer dollars or our economy would collapse.
"Stuyvesant was not necessarily a reflection of the bad real estate market, but rather over-ambitious assumptions, lack of risk controls and poor contingency planning, " explains Burt White, managing director of research and chief investment officer of LPL Financial, further asserting that the bottom dropped out of the market months ago.
And in June 1995, this resulted in Greenpeace mistakenly asserting that there were over 5, 500 tonnes of oil left.
Today, in the face of repeated and patently false statements by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asserting that no agreements on this issue were ever reached, Livni has opted to say nothing.
Focus Media shares are cratering this morning after the short-side research firm Muddy Water Research issued a report this morning asserting that the China-based digital signage and billboard company has been committing fraud, and setting a Strong Sell rating on the stock.
Openwave Systems shares are trading sharply higher after the company announced that it has sued Apple and Research in Motion both in federal court in Delaware and before the U.S. International Trade Commission asserting that the two companies violate various patents covering the way mobile devices connect to the Internet.
FORBES: Openwave Sues Apple, RIM For Infringement; Shares Spike
Sometimes asserting yourselves with aging parents can be very uncomfortable and that stops us from pushing them on the necessary discussion.
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Indeed, even the most ardent worshippers of big government would have trouble asserting that the Departments of Commerce, Energy and Labor add more to the economy than do Apple, Walmart, and Cisco Systems.
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The prosecution cited such evidence in asserting that Willingham fit the profile of a sociopath, and brought forth two medical experts to confirm the theory.
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