But even these pale in comparison with General Motors's plans for next year's Cadillac line: a night-vision system.

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In comparison to the general public, there is a higher percentage (16%) of the affluent who report being undecided about voting for Romney or Obama.

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By comparison, REITs in general trade at 26% premiums to their net asset values, according to Green Street Advisors, a real-estate research firm.

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Swipe fees for debit cards, however, pale in comparison to credit cards in general and rewards credit cards in particular.

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By comparison, the average income in general rose by 29 percent.

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General Dempsey stresses that any comparison between the no-fly zone established in Libya last year and the forcible imposition of something similar in Syria is spurious.

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