There is still a hard-core block in Congress.

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However the bulk of the course has remained a standard block of core material.

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So, if you want to ensure you're the first kid on the block with a quad-core slate, find your credit card, get Eee-xcited and hit the source link below.

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The open device and application obligations were core conditions when Verizon purchased the C-block spectrum.

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Still on the block: certain natural gas assets in Western Canada and non-core North Sea assets.

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Perched on the proverbial auction block, most of the Razer Edge's specs look strikingly familiar -- a 1.7GHz Core i5 (or i7, to match the XPS 12), 4-8GB of RAM and Windows 8.

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