What I'm not clear about is that even if Paulson did select the securities he wanted to bet against, why is that illegal?

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I'm not clear whether it was intended as an ironic statement.

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Now, before we dig much deeper, I want to make it clear that I'm not here to discuss the merits of stock Android versus the Sense environment.

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When I'm not the Tiger Mom, I'm a professor at Yale Law School, and if one thing is clear to me from years of teaching, it's that there are many ways to produce fabulous kids.

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"I'm not saying it's a clear case of excessive force, but it is a very strong case for excessive use of force, " lawyer Luis Parra was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.

BBC: Mexico boy shot in back by US patrol, post-mortem shows

If there's a star to blame here (and, to be clear, I'm not sure there is I'd bet the amateur look and sound of the movie is what kept audiences away), it's lead actress Julianne Hough, whose first three music-and-dance features since leaving "Dancing with the Stars" have all been relative box office disappointments.

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"If members of our military can meet the qualifications for a job -- and let me be clear, I'm not talking about reducing the qualifications for the job -- if they can meet the qualifications for the job, then they should have the right to serve, regardless of creed or color or gender or sexual orientation, " he said.

CNN: How America's top general came to endorse women in combat

But I'm not convinced in this case that it actually really is so clear that it would have these consequences, that that outweighs the great value of doing what you can to save Jill Carroll's life.

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"I'm not saying that the human race is imminently doomed but it's also clear that the clock is ticking and time is running out in order to take action to avoid the escalating damages which could make the whole process unstoppable, " he told CNN.

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