But, after an outpouring of criticism - from governments, technology companies, privacy advocates and consumer watchdogs - as well as formal objections from the US Department of Justice, the presiding Judge sent the deal back to the drawing board.

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Some secular Israelis, as zealously committed to fighting the kulturkampf as are the rabbis, see the deal as a step towards drawing the ultra-Orthodox out of their ghettos of the mind and into the mainstream of cultural and intellectual life.

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The player has been drawing on his deep religious belief to help him deal with the tragedy.

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After he signed the Sirius deal, he immediately took to shilling for his future employer, talking up Sirius on his old show and drawing a lawsuit from ex-employer CBS in February.

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After he signed the Sirius deal, he immediately took to shilling for his future employer, talking up Sirius on his old show and drawing a lawsuit from ex-employer CBS (nyse: CBS - news - people ) in February.

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