But the charge is serious, alleging DeLay and his two of his associates conspired to funnel corporate donations to Republicans' political campaigns, which is illegal in Texas.

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If you make a claim about fraud on your credit card, the disputed charge is frozen and you can delay payment until your bank completes its investigation.

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Mr Fender, chair of the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) committee in charge of Metrolink, said the delay had been caused by a tram management system not being available "within the prescribed timeframe".

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The frustration with the delay was evident Thursday when the Marine commander in charge of the relief effort insisted the show would go on, nuclear crisis or not.

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Mr DeLay would get into trouble in Sugar Land only if a criminal charge appeared.

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He put himself in charge of GM's most important and sickly unit, GM North America, and said he would delay building a rear-wheel-drive car line so he could move up production of the company's next generation large SUVs like the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon.

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