There is talk of near-automatic sanctions on countries that break the euro's rules, such as cancelling offenders' voting rights, withholding EU funds or even suspending euro membership.

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He warned that countries that break the rules will face immediate consequences, including automatic referral to the U.N.

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According to a CNet article, Microsoft did not give in to everything that Hollywood wanted, which we can only presume included automatic deductions from your bank account to buy soundtracks and sequels and keyboard-administered electrocutions until you break down and cry "Gigli is the finest cinematic masterpiece ever filmed!"

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Yortsos said the system will break new ground, much like the first commercially available computer in the United States, the Universal Automatic Computer (Univac).

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