He said he genuinely believes that some congressional Republicans are open to compromise, but fear the party's conservative base and what talk show host Rush Limbaugh might say about them.

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Fear of delay led companies to rush through around 140 deals in the weeks before the switchover in June.

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While this year many companies have seen their share prices remain volatile out of fear that the expiry of post-IPO lockups of insiders will lead to a rush of selling, Kors was actually able to break its lockup, selling 25 million more shares into the market before that expired due to the surge in the stock price.

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Clinton said that while she opposed any "rush to war, " there was "no basis" for the fear that the Senate resolution authorized an attack on Iran.

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