Payday loan companies justify the charges by noting that they are serving a riskier part of the population, with less documentation and fewer ties to the community.

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Bankers justify the charges by noting that most banks provide ATMs free to their own customers and thus must find some other way to recover the cost of deploying the machines.

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In a statement on Tuesday, Mr. Thurlbeck said he was "surprised and disappointed" by the charges, noting that he has always operated under strict guidance and advice from the News of the World's lawyers and editors.

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Chowdhry downplayed the reputational risk to Satyam of the World Bank's bribery charges, noting that without offering any proof of wrongdoing, in contrast with other recent IT supplier-client disputes, the global institution seemed to have left itself open to a defamation suit.

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The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked his transfer from military to Justice Department custody last week, noting differences between the criminal charges brought against him in November and the accusations made against him as an enemy combatant.

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