In 1998 Tory MP David Prior - son of former cabinet minister James (now Lord) Prior - confessed he had smoked cannabis as a young man.

BBC: Tory drug confessors join growing club

This was prior to David Plouffe coming to office -- here to work in the White House.

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Prior to joining the White House, David was a businessman and community leader in Charleston, South Carolina.

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His team were in the driving seat when Prior - watched by chairman of selectors David Graveney - moved from his overnight 69 to three figures with a flurry of boundaries.

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In a research note issued prior to the ruling, Stifel Nicolaus tech analysts Rebecca Arbogast and David Kaut said the FCC will likely address complaints at the agency level on a case-by-case basis.

FORBES: FCC Ruling On Net Neutrality Promises More Lobbying

David Coleman Headley, an alleged co-conspirator of Rana's, performed surveillance prior to those Mumbai attacks.

CNN: Man gets 14 years in plot against Danish newspaper

One-time contender David Sokol left Berkshire earlier this year amid an uproar over trading in shares of Lubrizol prior to its acquisition by Buffett.

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David Sokol is scheduled to speak at the 8th Annual Value Investor Conference held every year by the University of Nebraska prior to the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.

FORBES: Sokol Knew; How Could Buffett Have Not?