"It's still an exit sign and it sends the wrong signal to our friends and our enemies, " said Arizona Sen.

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And his statement obviously was looking for the blinking exit sign.

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And with that, I'm shuffling over towards the door, just underneath that dim exit sign that keeps blinking on and off, its fluorescent bulbs cracking with some syncopated rhythm all their own.

ENGADGET: Hello, I must be going

The market would likely take a Greek default and subsequent exit as a sign that anything is possible in Western Europe, including further erosion of the currency union itself.

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Americans never learn of the fraud because franchisees are forced to sign exit strategy agreements which prevent them from discussing their franchise experience when the franchisor steps in to help them exit the way they want them to.

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If international investors know where they stand, there would be less of the "rush to the exit" panic at the first sign of trouble.

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However, while Bush has said he will listen to the group's recommendations, he has so far given little sign he will contemplate any quick exit from Iraq.

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This may be a sign that Newmont is looking for an exit strategy from the project.

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One troubling sign is that nearly 40% of voters in Florida's exit poll said they would prefer that another candidate enter the race.

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