From Poland comes news that Danuta Hubner, just finishing her term as EU commissioner for regional development, tried hard to avoid taking up the seat she has just won to the European Parliament, because she wanted to stay on in the commission.

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Mr Carnahan is finishing his second term as governor, and before that was lieutenant-governor under Mr Ashcroft.

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Leeds Carnegie (formerly United) will also be a danger after enjoying their best ever season last term, finishing third in the table and runners-up to Arsenal in the FA Cup.

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Houllier paid the price for finishing fourth and without a trophy last term.

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative takes an approach that differs from past strategies, which featured short-term goals instead of a full plan for finishing the job.

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But for students who drop out of college without finishing a degree, student debt is the worst type of debt possible: a long-term financial burden with no utility that is practically impossible to shed in bankruptcy.

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