It would also be able to circle its target for several hours and with on-board TV cameras, allow commanders to assess damage to the target, and, if necessary redirect the missile to another target.

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Mr. Bernanke, in testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, called on Congress to avert looming across-the-board spending cuts that he said would damage a still-weak economy.

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The early damage had been done by Richard Jones who dismissed openers Will Jefferson and Matthew Boyce with only 38 on the board.

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The Medical Board of the British Army said Sgt Danny Nightingale should be discharged on medical grounds after suffering brain damage in 2009.

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