"I can understand why he might want to pack it in, because he got a torrent of abuse, worse than I had to endure, " said Rogan.

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When Mr Starr himself was defending tobacco companies some years ago, and signing briefs arguing that nicotine might not be addictive, he seemed to understand that the quest for truth must be balanced against the rights of defendants.

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The funny thing is that if the Supremes take the case, which I understand is not that likely, he just might win.

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Dr Lawrence Buckman, a member of the British Medical Association (BMA) GPs' committee, said he could understand why any patient facing a long wait might want to go abroad.

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And many GI specialists don't have the time or training to help patients understand how stress might cause their symptoms, he says.

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Looking at the whole field of climate-conflict studies, he said, a key was to understand the reality of what might link short- or long-term climatic change to outbreaks of conflict.

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And I might say he has a lead, having raised 20 million, as I understand it.

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He also said that the "plan", as we understand it, might get the single currency through the next three months, but it would not tackle the underlying problems.

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"We are doing all we can to monitor the shaft water levels to understand if or when any spill might occur into the Carnon River, " he added.

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"I just don't understand why the first idea put forth is something that might help at the last second, " he said, to massive applause from the audience.

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