Justice Anthony Kennedy, appointed by Ronald Reagan, played the crucial role this term, joining the conservative block to shield businesses like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

WSJ: High Court's Term Shows Kennedy's Sway

Schumacher has been working as a consultant with Ferrari since his retirement, but the Italian team has confirmed they would not block him from joining Mercedes.

BBC: Mercedes boss hints at F1 return for Michael Schumacher

In September 2010, the EU again called on Bulgaria to take urgent action to tackle crime and corruption, and later in the year France and Germany announced that they would block Bulgaria from joining the Schengen passport-free zone until the country had made "irreversible progress" in this area.

BBC: Bulgaria profile

Concern about corruption in Romania led northern European countries last year to block the country from joining the European Union's Schengen passport-free area.

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And it could allow co-operatives like the Associated Press to reinstate anti-competitive policies that were found illegal long ago, such as allowing current members to block their direct rivals from joining.

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Fifteen countries objected to Bolivia's special dispensation, far short of the 62 it would have taken to block the country from re-joining.

BBC: Bolivia achieves coca-chewing victory at United Nations

Not only do we have a team of amazing designers, developers, producers and more joining us, we have Peter Rojas and Ryan Block coming back into the immediate family.

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