He continued speaking on Friday and finally finished his opening statement on Monday Feburary 18th.

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But after the talks finished a joint statement was issued which said there had been a "useful exchange of information and an agreement to continue the dialogue".

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Lord Sugar, who finished reading his witness statement to the hearing on Thursday, said he had spoken about a "new wave of claim culture" in the House of Lords.

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Eric Cantor put out a statement I think before the President finished speaking saying that he was against this.

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And while media pundits and political experts have been casting the race as a two-man showdown between Kerry and Edwards, the Kucinich campaign released a statement pointedly noting that he has now finished ahead of Edwards in Hawaii, Maine and Washington.

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Mr Obama had barely finished his speech before Mr Netanyahu, about to take off for Washington, issued a furious statement, widely and promptly echoed across the American spectrum.

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The yield on the benchmark 10-year note finished the day at 1.640%, compared to about 1.67% prior to the Fed statement.

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