But this week, Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said the Palestinian elections were democratic.
It took a while to sink in, but this week the damage came fast and furiously.
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But this week's ceremonies have pushed these fears once more to the forefront of people's minds.
Google's market value has been sagging, but this week brought some good new for Google investors.
The Senate approved a revision but this week the bill was stalled in the House.
But this week it seems the company easily cleared a big hurdle in the stock market.
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But this week the government gave the protesters an ultimatum to leave the site.
But this week, Microsoft is taking more risk and putting more chips on the table.
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But this week's deal is not quite like the other recent steel mergers in Europe.
But this week a foreign-ministry spokesman in Beijing removed some of the room for such ambiguity.
But this week, McNeely, 32, was scratching his back as usual when his fingernail caught on something.
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Former Motherwell manager Terry Butcher was linked with the job but this week chose to move to Brentford.
But this week they lay out the top-level conclusion in a short article in the journal Science.
But this week, Carlsberg shattered the cliches while positioning itself as a brand for close (very close) friends.
There was little in the way of economic data last week, but this week is a different story.
But this week Pedro Malan, the finance minister, insisted there would be no change in Brazil's exchange-rate regime.
But this week's declaration that he's rooting for Boston in the World Series makes Mr. Giuliani sound positively Clintonesque.
But this week, retail sales posted marginal declines of 0.4% month over month.
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Europe is always surprising, but this week Europe may prove to be quiet.
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But this week, Syrian government minister Buthaina Shaaban did comment on the allegations of nuclear cooperation with North Korea.
But this week, Mr Cameron has also emulated some of Disraeli's strategic daring.
But this week it emerged Branson's Virgin Group could be a potential backer.
But this week Mr Machinea said he would start cutting taxes next year.
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But this week's ruling should have implications well beyond the companies directly affected.
But this week, the "D" will play a role in a contest whose stakes are far higher--and penalties more unforgiving.
It happens each November, as traffic is diverted from the marathon course, but this week, it is an unwelcome hindrance.
But this week we found something in a nearby grocery store that we didn't know quite what to do with.
"We were excited about the exhibition and we were completely overwhelmed with that, but this week has been equally as busy, " said Michelle.
But this week, Dvorkovich hinted that Russia would consider other ways to help out of the crisis got out of hand.
But this week, the company flunked crisis PR 101 and spawned a social-media firestorm with its inept handling of the issue.
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