Analysts call scenario that unlikely, however.

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Some would call such a scenario theft.

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As for the posted scenario, just call the police.

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The most likely scenario is what regulators call "runoff, " where the bond insurer doesn't write new business and simply operates on the premiums earned from its existing book of business.

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In the worst-case scenario, he could have asked to call things off, and ride the balloon back down to the ground.

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"We had to make a call, and in our desire to avoid a scenario where Digg would be interrupted or shut down, we decided to comply and remove the stories with the code, " he wrote.

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This scenario was well on its way to becoming a reality when some intelligent people at NextGov gave a wakeup call to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

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