Those areas would only be touched upon if it was necessary as part of the investigation into his death.

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"If you think about almost any dimension of human activity, it will ultimately be touched by this ability to harness computational power, " says Dan Sichel, a Wellesley College professor who argues the official productivity numbers understate technology's impact.

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It also has a gorgeous touchscreen that demands to be seen and touched.

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It's about the millions of lives that would be touched and, in some cases, saved by making private health insurance more secure and more affordable.

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If a quick rate-cut touched off a renewed episode of inflation, it would be difficult for the Fed to rapidly reverse course.

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And of course, the 16th is just an excuse: how great it would be if we took the opportunity any day, all year, to thank those leaders who have touched our lives in a positive way.

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"When a man gets depressed because he's not being touched, it's just like the little boy who stands in his crib and cries to be picked up, " she says.

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