Democrats claimed Boehner made the plan B offer because he knows he can't get conservative House Republicans to back the agreement he is negotiating with the president.

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This would require (a) BCS conference offices show a willingness to financially assist their less wealthy conference members and (b) the NCAA to offer greater financial assist to non-BCS schools who naturally lack the financial resources of their BCS colleagues.

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Joachim Schmidt, global head of sales and marketing for Mercedes, says until batteries get cheaper and lighter, Mercedes will respond to demand for exhaust-free cars (and California clean-car mandates) with small vehicles such as the tiny electric Smart and the compact B-Class, and offer plug-in hybrid versions of its larger models, including the S-class sedan.

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Company B is at a disadvantage because it cannot offer the full range of products.

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Iman Kimel, owner of Frames Bowling Lounge in Manhattan, had a so-called "plan B" for when he was no longer able to offer patrons pitchers of soda -- sell pitchers of juice instead.

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It's more ticklish when chang's on offer, since it's (a) funky tasting, (b) knee wobbling when consumed in quantity, and (c) very possibly homemade, so that not quaffing it down may bruise feelings.

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The House speaker's reasoning was that the passage of Plan B and the spending bill would put the onus on Obama and Senate Democrats to accept them or offer a compromise.

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After receiving the offers from A and B, Palm told HP that it wouldn't give it an exclusivity period unless it improved its offer, and HP declined.

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