Unlike some other on-line retailers who seem to think the card is optional, Amazon has never left me hanging in this way.

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If our elected officials truly want to modify a system in a creative way, why not at least allow small pilot projects for purely optional premium support programs for seniors who want to find cheaper insurance more tailored to their own needs?

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Turbocharging is also making its way into larger vehicles, like the 2012 Ford Explorer, which gets an optional turbo engine.

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If, on second thought, you don't need all that, MSI is also showing off a 22-inch model, the AG2212, which will have optional discrete graphics and starts with a Core i3, not i5, CPU. Either way, pricing hasn't yet been finalized, so although we're not keen on the idea of a gaming desktop using mobile parts, we'll withhold final judgment until we see how inexpensive it is.

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