Minimum temperatures hovered close to record lows in some areas overnight, with the minimum reading in the Jura department of eastern France reaching minus 23C (minus 9F).

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In fact, the minimum reading skill level required of new factory workers has risen from the 10th grade reading level to the equivalent of two years of college or more.

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One reading of what went wrong at Camp David is that the maximum Israeli concession fell short of the minimum Palestinian demand.

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