The most common turf grasses in the United States are blues, ryes, bents, fescues, Bermuda, zoysia, centipede, St.

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These two guest assessments are not standard flag-waving military responses but thoughtful and subtle essays from two dedicated public servants with intellectual bents.

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Under this standard, all the government needed to do was convince jurors that it was more likely than not that the Bents had defrauded investors.

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Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said the strategy is a ploy to escape responsibility and civil penalties for the money fund's collapse if the Bents lose a jury verdict.

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"It's not about what the government should have done to somebody else, " said Mr. Galvin, who is seeking restitution and fines from the Bents on behalf of Massachusetts investors in Reserve Primary.

WSJ: 'Broken' Money Fund Shifts the Blame

Sarkozy, unpopular personally as well, reverted to familiar protectionist and jingoist bents, goaded further in that direction by the cultural right-winger Marine le Pen, who ran strongly in the initial vote round two weeks ago.

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"Given the current climate of public perception concerning the financial services industry ('Wall Street'), it would be all but impossible for defendants to get a fair trial without introducing appropriate contextual evidence showing defendants' place in the larger events of the September 2008 financial crisis, " lawyers for the Bents argued in a court filing last week.

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