The Liberian president reportedly chided Knuckles, a married father, but said he had done nothing illegal.

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But there is nothing immoral, illegal or even fattening about what Google is doing.

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Real estate lawyers generally conclude that he did nothing illegal, but that the governor might still have held himself to a higher standard of conduct, raising the question of when a savvy business deal becomes bad for his politics.

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There is nothing illegal about this, but Kenyans who don't grow their own are now paying 50% more for their staple food than they were a year ago, and double the world price, says Robert Shaw, a local economist.

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Paying farmers in Mato Grosso to reduce deforestation but doing nothing for farmers in the neighboring state of Amazonas would merely shift illegal logging from one place to the other.

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There is of course nothing wrong or illegal in soliciting donations for a political party, but commentators agreed that the exchange was likely to damage Mr Gallagher's campaign, associating him with the "toxic" memories of the era when Fianna Fail was in power.

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Demonstrations are illegal in Saudi Arabia, but part of the population seems to feel it has nothing to lose by taking to the streets.

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