Virgin have yet to finalise their 2011 driver line-up and the Russian cash injection has prompted speculation the team could employ a Russian driver.

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If the moves in those other states are any indication, collective-bargaining is next in line followed by the expansion of school choice and the injection of more corporate money and influence into the public education system.

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