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Things looked to be improving after Georgia's Rose Revolution in 2003: under Mr Saakashvili's stewardship, the country enjoyed several years of rapid economic growth, though critics claim it came at the expense of civil liberties.
ECONOMIST: The perils and persistence of displacement
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Hurd resigned unexpectedly Friday after a company investigation of a sexual harassment claim found that he filed inaccurate expense reports to cover up what was described as a "close personal relationship" with a company contractor.
MSN: Business as usual: Princely payout for HP chief
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When Alistair collapsed at last year's Hyde Park race, it was Jonny who breezed through to claim second place at his brother's expense.
BBC: Sport - Alistair Brownlee ready for crucial Olympic qualifying year
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Those costs get paid by increased premiums for the people who do buy insurance, or they get paid for through socialized costs and claim our tax revenues and come at the expense of other things that people might want to do, like building roads and bridges.
NEWYORKER: Romney��s Dilemma
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NATO's decision not to take the Kosovo issue to the council early on as a cynical ploy to claim rights of intervention for the West at the expense of the rest.
ECONOMIST: Russia can help, or it can continue to get in the way
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More importantly in terms of the Premier League title race, it left United in pole position to claim a record-extending 20th English crown at the expense of their bitter rivals.
CNN: Mancini furious as City defeat gives United 15-point lead
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It is hard to claim that pyramid-shaped tea-bags (developed at great expense over four years) have added much to the sum of human happiness.
ECONOMIST: Affluence
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Opponents claim that if companies are forced to treat stock options as an expense, it could damage their ability to entice and keep talented employees.
ECONOMIST: Congress gets tough | The
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Instead, the court applied the long-standing principle that it is the origin of the claim, rather than the consequences to the taxpayer from a failure to defeat the claim, that drives whether a settlement payment is a deductible business expense.
FORBES: Tax Court: Corporation's $2.3 Million Settlement Payment For Wrongful Death Of Shareholder's Girlfriend Was Not A "Business Expense"
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Or are they, as critics on both sides of the Atlantic claim, merely an effort to bolster America's defences at others' expense, and likely to leave everyone worse off?
ECONOMIST: Bush��s nuclear umbrella