The window for big organizations to kill the bug is rapidly closing.

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So will it kill Big Bird?

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The cast includes John Travolta, Salma Hayek and Benicio Del Toro, but the main characters are played by young actors Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl") and Aaron Johnson ("Kick-Ass"), plus Taylor Kitsch, seeking redemption after starring in "John Carter" and "Battleship, " both big-budget road kill earlier this year.

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Instead of companies, he's going after Big Problems: diseases that kill children, illiteracy, hunger.

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That brings me to the politics surrounding the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, which present something of a case study in how senior policymakers must approach proposals to kill or cut back big weapons programs.

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"There's no doubt there are big gaps here between those who want to kill whales and those who want to conserve them, " says New Zealand's whaling commissioner Sir Geoffrey Palmer, whose background in international law and diplomacy is one of the reasons why the peace deal is even on the agenda.

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However, in your next big deal, what you do not know will kill you.

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So, with up to 50% of Americans currently afflicted with a pre-existing health condition and 20% of Americans uninsurable as a result (the remainder can still gain coverage through employment) how hard is it to figure out, particularly at a time when people are losing jobs in big numbers in Ohio, that by voting to kill mandates voters are likely voting against their own self-interest?

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Big repair bills for a blown engine or worn-out transmission are often what finally kill an old car, says J.

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