The report comes as several Republicans have broken ranks with the President and are calling for a change of strategy in Iraq.

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But one AutoNation watcher that has broken ranks with the uninspired analysts is Zacks Investment Research, which upgraded the stock to an outperform rating on Aug. 24, 2012, from neutral.

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Nevertheless, the German Foreign Office on Thursday said Britain had "broken ranks" with EU solidarity over the air travel embargo.

BBC: News | UK Politics | UK defies EU ban over Serbia

Would some in the GOP have broken ranks over, say, requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions so long as it wouldn't bankrupt them?

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Snowe's stance on health care is hardly the first time the moderate senator has broken ranks with her party.

CNN: Spotlight follows Snowe as health care battle advances

But Google has now broken ranks with its allies and dared to speak about the sheer impracticality of net neutrality on mobile networks where demand is likely to outstrip capacity for the foreseeable future.

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Seven fortunes were broken up among family members, usually siblings, adding 15 individuals to the ranks.

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It is the first time the prize has been divided among more than two named individuals and only the third time in the prize's 93-year history that a committee member has broken ranks publicly and quit.

BBC: 14 October