With oil prices reversing early declines on growing skepticism over the ability of one Hugo Chavez to help out his good buddy over in Libya, one might have expected to see stock prices give up those big gains and take a swan dive into the close.

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"It was a proper trial, and provided there is some cut in the ground at Cheltenham she would have a big chance of taking the title, " said Swan, who guided Istabraq to his three Champion Hurdle wins.

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Other tax breaks and subsidies, including gasoline tax breaks for big oil companies, are likely to be approaching their swan song.

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For Portman (who recently took a break from the big screen to be with her new son), we included Black Swan, No Strings Attached and Your Highness.

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Since then, Barzelay has released a solo acoustic record (2006's Bitter Honey), recorded Clem Snide's swan song (the still-unreleased Hungry Bird), and made Lose Big, a smart and compact collection of rock 'n' roll conversation-starters.

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