In recent years, for instance, the U.S. Mission to the U.N. began doing its bit for U.N. transparency by posting U.N. internal audits on the U.S. Mission Web site.

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One's a little country (Ginger Hendrix), one's a little bit rock 'n' roll (Elizabeth Street).

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Western aid agencies, Chinese mining companies and U.N. peacekeepers have done their bit, but the continent's main saviors are its own people.

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Alright manufacturers, we're totally down with throwing in a bit of draft-N love or even a free FM radio, but seriously, why not activate the goods (without some controversial fee) before shipping these things out?

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Jeez, even the French pretended they liked it and as long as the dollars kept rolling in, they were happy to put up with a bit of American rock 'n' roll.

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But if the last year has shown us anything, it's that America's gone a little bit country and a little less rock 'n' roll.

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This year's winner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, brings a bit of technological nirvana to the sleepy town of Troy, N.

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Between the plastic and the display is a flush black bezel that gets a bit thicker on the top and the bottom, housing the trademark "n" home button -- a signature, the company explains, that helps people orient the device even when the screen is off.

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It's a bit ungainly, but finally it feels like having one of those wonderful adventure books illustrated by N.

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He said New York offered him "a little bit of an internship" in which he could work with the Jets' quarterbacks in Cortland, N.

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