On the other hand, you have politicians deciding that they're going to throw their weight behind and de facto say that this existed.

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Mayweather is now unbeaten in 38 professional encounters, while De la Hoya, a six-weight world champion, fell to 38 wins and five losses.

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The optimist and competent decision makers at Petrobras did not plan to leave this reactor sitting at the port but since Rio de Janeiro highways do not support the weight of the equipment, well it is stuck there.

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Mayweather, a former champion of five weight classes whose 2007 bout with De La Hoya drew a record 2.4 million PPV buys, hasn't dropped any public hints on whether he'll stay retired.

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Khan also believes working alongside four-weight world champion Pacquiao, who is currently preparing to face De la Hoya, will help his development.

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Or perhaps the weight of the evidence was just plain negative enough to encourage some de-risking of portfolios.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb, meanwhile, is putting media weight behind its commercials with Lance Armstrong, a six-time Tour de France winner and a cancer survivor.

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The affair could also deal a blow to the career of Mr. Depardieu, who has gained considerable weight since he won huge critical acclaim for his role in 1990's "Cyrano de Bergerac, " subsequently earning him millions in big-budget Hollywood movies.

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