Both counties are ahead of the schedule leading to 2012 in drawing down their stocks, he said.

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Organisers said tickets for the 23 June concert sold out in minutes, leading them to schedule another date at the Dublin venue on 22 June.

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As a result, the cardmembers can schedule their payments accordingly leading to either (i) sooner settlement of loans in case of an impending rise in rates, or (ii) a delayed settlement of loans in case of a decline in interest rates.

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The leading Associate countries now play a year-round schedule, with only Kenya currently boasting a contracted line-up.

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By scoring 22 times in the last 21 regular-season games, Ovechkin ended up leading the league with 32 goals in a lockout-shortened schedule his third Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy, but first since 2009.

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Kenny added that there's a standing invitation for the president and first lady Michelle Obama to visit Ireland, even if Obama's schedule precludes him from stopping there as part of his trip to the upcoming G8 meeting of leading industrial nations, which is scheduled for June in neighboring Northern Ireland.

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