What have been the reactions of private and official creditors holding defaulted loans to Russia to the "preferred lender" arrangement contemplated in this framework agreement?

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But an optimistic view is that Hamas, on joining it, will be forced to toe the PA's official line of holding more negotiations with Israel.

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The March nonfarm payrolls report released by the U.S. Deptartment of Labor thankfully showed a gain of 162, 000 jobs and the official unemployment reading holding at 9.7%.

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That was the meaning of the announcement of the US Federal Reserve that it anticipates holding its official interest rate, the so-called federal funds rate, at exceptionally low levels "at least" through mid-2013.

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No official details have been given on who was holding them and where or why they were released.

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Governments that view it as an alternative currency and as an official means of payment can discourage people from holding it via the tax code.

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Cairo (CNN) -- Kidnappers in Egypt have released two Americans and their Egyptian tour guide after holding them hostage for three days, a security official said Monday.

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For instance, the official position on short-term capital inflows to financially fragile countries is merely to allow holding-period taxes, not to encourage them.

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