In any event, the delay has made any ban meaningless.

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If passed into law, it would require, for example, that airlines be more forthcoming in information about delays and cancellations, and that, in the event of a long delay, passengers be provided with food and water and other essentials.

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"In the event that there is any hesitation on the part of the Serbs, any delay on their part, that bombing would continue, " Cohen said in Washington.

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"Protracted debate prior to increasing the debt ceiling is not an exceptional event, but against the backdrop of unprecedentedly large peacetime budget deficits and outstanding debt, any delay in raising the limit would pose ever-increasing risks to the ability of the federal government to honour its obligations in a timely fashion, " Fitch said in a statement.

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