"We expect to see more short-term palliatives than any sort of significant shift in policy, " Mr. Freedman said.

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Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said.

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"Over the last 12 days she has been fasting on only liquids in order to raise awareness for the horrible crisis unfolding in Darfur with the removal of 13 international aid agencies, " Freedman said.

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"We would look at a bill like this as overreaching, " said Marc Freedman, executive director of labor law policy for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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The actress planned to fast for three weeks, but under doctor's orders she will hand off to billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, who will start his planned three-day fast a week early, said Jonathan Freedman.

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"The CBI should be arguing to maintain higher education funding in real terms, just as they argued for huge injections of cash to support failing businesses, " said the ATL's Martin Freedman.

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Dr Andrew Freedman, a reader in infectious diseases at Cardiff University School of Medicine, said the findings were "certainly interesting".

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Some, like Tamara Freedman(ph), a stay-at-home mother with four children, said the army should hit Hezbollah even harder, and Israel should stop worrying about international opinion.

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Marc Freedman, executive director of labor policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said he hadn't yet seen the bill but that the Chamber has generally opposed Democrats' ideas for improving workplace safety.

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