Of course, some of the current crop of political books stand outside the cycle.

BBC: Booktalk: The political books of 2011

Of course, new media such as the Internet, social media, and SMS advertising also stand to make huge gains in this cycle as they become entrenched media for political advertising based on their highly effective use by Obama in the 2008 election and subsequent evidence of an ability to engage in effective targeting.

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Only then will this process, this attempt to break the cycle of misery and destitution, conflict and violence, stand a chance of success.

BBC: War on Terror: 100 days

What this means is that investors stand the best chance of participating in this renewed merger and acquisition cycle by investing in small to midsize companies, or micro, small-cap and mid-cap mutual funds run by investment managers with a value approach.

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And we have forged a new beginning between America and the Muslim world -- one that recognizes our mutual interest in breaking a cycle of conflict, and that promises a future in which those who kill innocents are isolated by those who stand up for peace and prosperity and human dignity.

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