In essence, ministers say that amounts to "not guilty" - while noting two further points: that these are past issues, since subject to remedy, and that IT systems are being radically improved to upgrade information.

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Experts point to a similar launch in 2009 that they say was actually a ballistic missile, noting no satellite was ever detected in space.

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If lawmakers would ever attach a price to carbon, then nuclear power would look even more attractive, advocates say, noting also that natural gas is a volatile commodity.

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" That's not to say he doesn't take some issue with Microsoft's efforts, though, noting that while the Surface's keyboard accessory is "a great occasional use keyboard, " there's "no way" that professional content creators will "use a keyboard like that for everyday use.

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