Here's where some observers say Mr. Rice's interests might collide.
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Several of Ms Holland's observers were prevented from reaching polling stations, and some fled into the bush for fear of their lives.
Max van den Berg, head of the European Union's election observers, who is also a vice-president of the European Parliament's development committee, says Gemap is absolutely necessary to attract the investment that Liberia needs.
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As the world responded to Jackson's death, some observers paused from the accolades to reflect on celebrity's apparent toll.
Whatever tourism model emerges here, many observers say it's likely to be uniquely Seattle.
Election observers praised Monday's vote as free and fair, but there were widespread snafus.
Observers of London's French community do not think the downturn has shrunk its numbers much.
And for all of this most political observers say there's a good chance they'll lose today's vote.
But some observers say there's a chance for success as a smaller and less highly visible Web player.
Observers said Monday's proceedings consisted mainly of procedural matters, with more substantive arguments coming as early as Tuesday.
Observers question Johnson's political skills, and they readily offer anecdotes that suggest that she is amateurish in her approach to the campaign.
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But this election, some observers believe Gore's choice of Connecticut Sen.
Observers said Delisle's guilty plea last October came as a surprise.
In addition to representatives from national organizations serving as observers, Venezuela's National Electoral Council says 170 foreigners have been invited to witness the elections in Venezuela.
Observers of America's Federal Reserve picked over the minutes of November's Federal Open Market Committee meeting and predicted that the central bank will soon end its cycle of interest-rate rises.
Some snooty observers of Macquarie's initial overtures to the LSE dismissed them as publicity-seeking on the part of a bank keen to raise its profile beyond the shores of Australia.
Many observers regard Viacom's move as a negotiating tactic.
What has really surprised many observers is Brazil's response.
The notion that American campaigning is a complicated "show" was mentioned repeatedly by the people I spoke to, and Twitter is filled with Japanese observers likening U.S. politics to "watching a movie".
Many observers see Pierce's role in the three-way race as that of a spoiler, saying he may split the anti-Kim vote and enable Kim and his core supporters to win the primary.
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Observers say it's not that his supporters thought he would bring major changes to the Islamic regime -- but, as a reformist, he may have shifted the government out of Ahmadinejad's hardline policies.
Although many observers expect U.S. lawmakers to reach a last-minute deal to avoid defaulting on its debt, the uncertainty is prompting investors to shift assets into safe havens, like gold and the Swiss franc.
Ironically, industry observers believe Apple's success itself may eventually drive some developers to competing stores where their apps would be less likely to get lost in the crowd and have a greater chance of standing out.
It's a process political observers note is similar to the one that presaged former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's ascension to the Democratic chairmanship in 2005 -- a tenure marked largely by advances in how that party adopted technology to strengthen its outreach across states where Democrats hadn't been competitive.
Though e-mail been a success for Japan's NTT DoCoMo's i-Mode service, some observers are skeptical about the breadth of unified messaging's appeal.
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In a riposte to Mr Yushchenko's allegations (backed by western election observers) of vote-rigging in Mr Yanukovich's power base in the Russian-speaking east of Ukraine, Mr Yanukovich has alleged ballot-stuffing in Mr Yushchenko's Ukrainian-speaking stronghold in the west, and has filed his own complaint to the Supreme Court.
Mr. Pollini's father was a noted architect, and some observers have linked his vocation with the pianist's much-lauded grasp of musical structure.
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And that's why many observers, in looking at the situation, say, no, no, no.
The answer is no, from a broad cross section of observers of the company's litigation strategy.
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