Though, sources claim that previous talks towards that goal have hit roadblocks over leadership and headquarters location.

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The decision to close the site was taken as part of a move to centralise GCHQ's headquarters in one location, making significant savings.

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The main sticking points will be the new entity's ownership, the location of its headquarters and the perimeter of its activity.

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Both sides attribute new drugs to a specific country of origin (based on the location of the headquarters of the firm that first launches them).

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Increasingly, indeed, after the one-year period (October, 2007 to October, 2008) during which the African Command will remain based in Stuttgart, Germany under the temporary gaze of EUCOM, it seems likely that AFRICOM headquarters will be placed in an African location.

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Indeed, the foundation's new American headquarters at 19 E. 82nd St. is in a strategic location to showcase the artist's work: It is just down the street from the main entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose collection includes some of Mr. Twombly's sparse sketches and paintings.

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Mountain View's Locke suggests that the server location be taken out of the equation by basing the point of sale on where the company's headquarters are located, and Hennepin County's Johnson pointed out that software and computer-generated music transactions may prove to be undetectable and therefore untaxable.

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