In July Allstate lashed back by threatening to exit the Louisiana homeowner's insurance market altogether if regulators block its plan to drop wind and hail coverage.

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"I took my chopsticks and picked up a scorpion, praying I wouldn't drop it, " Block recalls.

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So when Congress reconvenes, this jobs bill will be the first business out of the gate, and I ask Senate Republicans to drop their efforts to block it.

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Formed seemingly from a single block of Lucite, the new mouse looks more like a drop of mercury than an input device.

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Jesse Benton, Mr Paul's national campaign chairman, said his candidate's second-place finish in New Hampshire meant the rest of the candidates should drop out and support the Texas congressman, in an attempt to block Mr Romney from gaining the nomination.

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Several members of the House committee also urged Pistole to drop the proposal, warning that if he doesn't, Congress may take steps to block the policy change.

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The 2011 storms dumped a torrent of mud and debris into the bay, and that sediment, which can bury grasses and block them from the light they need to grow, is the most likely cause for the 21 percent drop.

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And also, to cut down on the amount of idling, and wherever possible not to have big block engines just running during the day for no other reason than somebody sitting waiting to pick somebody up or drop somebody off.

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