But is either side really interested in a deal or simply trying to avoid taking the blame if talks fall through?
Republicans are drawing up a fall-back strategy to avoid the fiscal cliff if talks with Democrats fall apart.
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The United States and Iran reportedly agreed to hold one-on-one talks last fall, but only after the U.S. presidential election.
Reuters notes that the two companies have no official deal in place, and that the talks could still fall apart.
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To be sure, the talks are preliminary and could fall apart at any time.
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They argued that their subsidies were only one factor among many causing cotton prices to fall, and that cotton was only one heavily subsidised product among many the talks would have to address.
The Filipino native is in talks to fight for a fifth time against Juan Manuel Marquez in the fall of 2013 but Vegas is likely not the destination.
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In the meantime, Ceta negotiators haven't come to an agreement yet and so the talks will continue to wobble along - as if on hockey skates, trying not to fall flat on their face.
Mr. Ballard's company, MagicSpace Entertainment, is in talks to bring "Book of Mormon" to a Salt Lake theater for two weeks in the fall of 2013.
Many suspect that much of the delay since the talks-about-talks began in January has been due to Mr Pastrana's need to persuade his powerful generals to fall into line behind his plans for peace.
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