Using his third quarter report, if you subtract campaign debts and some contributions that he could only use in the general election, McCain's cash on hand is at zero.

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One of the cornerstones of his programme is a promise to hand out low or zero-interest credits to small and medium-sized companies.

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On the one hand, with its near-zero emissions, it stacks up favorably against conventional, polluting sources of energy.

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This is why zero hours contracts normally go hand-in-hand with "banks" of employees, so that if one individual says no, there will always be someone else on hand to say yes.

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On the one hand, voters appear to like the strict, zero-tolerance migration controls which the minister, a candidate for her party's leadership, has pioneered.

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El Salvador and Honduras, for example, have largely committed to the mano dura (firm hand) or super mano dura approach, which emphasizes zero-tolerance law enforcement for tackling gang violence issues.

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Instead, opportunities for jobs and advancement remain close to zero, and the vast majority of people continue to live a hand-to-mouth existence by American standards.

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