The power to say "no, thanks" to high-cost products can be one of the most powerful consumer protections of all.
So, according to major news organizations that examined Palin's record, there was no "thanks, but no thanks" moment.
The internet was coming, no thanks to him, and like a good opportunist he put together new combinations of existing components to take most advantage of it for Apple.
Not surprisingly, Continental said "no thanks, " kept its WiFi running, and filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission.
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We offered to get a cot, but he said no thanks, folded his suit jacket inside out into a pillow, lay down on the floor and promptly fell asleep.
And, if the customer says no thanks, Buyback returns the device for free.
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"Dell's had some pretty credible offerings in the past, and the market basically said thanks but no thanks, " he says.
Note to Prudential (nyse: PUK - news - people): thanks, but no thanks.
Let's send them a message that will echo from the Rockies all across America: Thanks, but no thanks.
Yes fortunately, and certainly no thanks to us, they now do seem to be in somewhat better shape than we have been led to believe after all.
No thanks, say the British, who prefer to see plenty of executives around the mahogany table too.
No thanks, and find another way was the message of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce moved to No. 170 from No. 529, thanks to a turnaround in its profitability.
The Alamo City moved up one place to No. 28, thanks mostly to its low cost of living and solid job-creation prospects.
Parker finished with 29 points and 11 assists (and no turnovers), thanks largely to the third quarter, in which he made 5 of 6 shots and added four assists.
The new law still allows a tax preparer to sign a return taking a less than 51% certain position if it includes a form flagging it for the IRS. Uh, no thanks.
The city skyrocketed from No. 37 to No. 20, thanks in large part to changes to the nightlife category (both culture and nightlife are now measured on a per-capita basis) as well as the addition of an online dating category, in which Providence ranks 14th.
It remains to be seen whether the passing of Mary Lou Forbes will mark not only the loss of America's greatest newspaperwoman but a milestone in the demise of the conservative newspaper the nation's capital so badly needs and has - in no small measure, thanks to Mary Lou - been improved by over the past 26 years.
The new services will be available on nearly all 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models with no initial monthly subscription fees, thanks to three years of service included with a new vehicle purchase.
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Both coaches were quick to point out that Jameer Nelson didn't play in any of the first three meetings, but he made no difference thanks to another strong night from Williams, who set the tone with 13 points in the first quarter.
The U.S. loss would be China's gain, thanks in no small part to Chu's foresight.
But that's changing, thanks in no small part to proselytizing by influential chefs like Elizabeth Karmel.
Unemployment got no higher than 10%, thanks largely to the way the number is put together.
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On the ball though, he was more Magic Johnson, thanks to his signature move, the no-look backheel pass.
If it has, it is no thanks to what governments (least of all Japan's) have done so far.
There was no such collapse against Indiana, thanks mainly to Boeheim's D.
But it all pales compared with some of the action outside of the U.S., thanks in no small part to the falling dollar.
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