For those that can remember, the contract, which named Boeing as a prime contractor to build a security fence on the US- Mexico border, was terminated in 2011, because it was considered to be too expensive and ineffective.

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An Ecuadoran businessman named Diego Borja had been hoping to secure a cleanup contract in the event of a judgment against Chevron.

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The reigning Vezina Trophy winner, who is again a finalist this year to be named the NHL's top goalie, has one year left on his contract before he can become an unrestricted free agent.

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The Rugby Football Union has already stated they will introduce a new code of conduct that all players have to sign up to as part of their contract if they are included in the 32-man elite squad to be named on 1 July.

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The DC Public Schools administration originally pushed for a contract in which teachers would be able to choose tenure or performance bonuses (the poorly named red and green tracks).

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Burgess, who was named Super League's Young Player of the Season in 2007, signed a new three-year contract at the Odsal Stadium in June.

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Then, in May, the Pentagon's Defence Contract Management Agency announced an inquiry into allegations that the company was violating the (aptly-named) Berry amendment, which has prohibited the use of foreign materials in products bought by the Department of Defence for more than 50 years.

ECONOMIST: Well, hardly