But for the insistence of the Marine Corps that this aircraft was essential if it were to retain -- indeed, to increase dramatically -- its combat lift and power projection capabilities despite the approaching block obsolescence of it existing inventory of medium lift helicopters, and the indefatigable support of visionary congressional leaders, there would be no production aircraft on display at the Pentagon tomorrow.

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The closure of the Hilton and the ongoing conversion of the Victoria Hotel into an office block are helping lift demand for the remaining upscale rooms in Hong Kong.

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Compare that to a site like Newser.com, that shamelessly rewrites and condenses the content of entire stories, or to the many popular blogs that will lift several paragraphs of text and run them as block quotes, making a click-through redundant.

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But large cranes outfitted with lights operated into the night to lift massive slabs of masonry, said NPR's Melissa Block, who was at the scene.

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