Hence the backroom struggle over potential federal legislation to allow states to modify those benefits.
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Mr Spitzer is in settlement talks with Citigroup over potential conflicts of interest within its subsidiary Salomon Smith Barney.
People feel an urgency to act, so they may gloss over potential problems.
German carmaker BMW is recalling about 720, 000 vehicles, mostly in North America, over potential electrical problems that may cause unexpected stalling.
Asian markets climbed, fueled by gains in U.S. and European markets on Wednesday and as concerns eased over potential policy tightening in China.
While British High Court judges dismissed that part of Dewani's argument, concerns over potential torture and abuse in detention are warranted, according to Erfani-Ghadimi.
Bumi owns a stake in key Bakrie assets and there have been tensions between the two over potential irregularities at one of the Bakrie firms.
Of course, questions over potential conflicts of interest will continue to swirl around any financial service firm that has more than one line of business.
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Medical secretaries and receptionists at three hospitals in West Yorkshire are among staff who have gone on strike in a row over potential job cuts.
European leaders have yet to resolve their dispute over potential candidates.
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Madrid (CNN) -- The heated debate over potential Catalan independence from Spain took a new turn Wednesday when the Catalan regional parliament approved a declaration alluding to sovereign rights.
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But the FDA has been very cautious before finally issuing approval for these two drugs, citing concerns over potential side effects and consumers who may lobby physicians unnecessarily for prescriptions.
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Washington (CNN) -- The partisan impasse over potential contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder continues following a lengthy letter from the deputy attorney general, and a blunt response from the House Oversight Committee chairman.
What News Corp. has lost however by transferring authority over to a new regulator is significant, effectively forfeiting control over potential concessions and submitting themselves to the intense scrutiny from a new regulatory body that may not be as accommodating as Hunt, who green-lit the acquisition as early as March.
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On a day when countless eighth graders across the country saw their orthodontists and fretted over potential dates for the middle school graduation dance, Guan calmly played in the world's most famous golf tournament in a threesome that included Ben Crenshaw, the 61-year-old former Masters champion who is old enough to be Guan's grandfather.
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Thanks in part to the credit crunch, potential rival bidders dropped out of the race earlier this year: Gerardin said that Britain's Barclays had faced serious concerns over potential wider financing issues and pulled out, while the fire-sale acquisition of beleaguered prime broker Bear Stearns meant JPMorganChase no longer needed to knock at Bank of America's door.
Thanks in part to the credit crunch, potential rival bidders dropped out of the race earlier this year: Gerardin said that Britain's Barclays had faced serious concerns over potential wider financing issues and pulled out, while the fire-sale acquisition of beleaguered prime broker Bear Stearns meant JPMorganChase (nyse: JPM - news - people ) no longer needed to knock at Bank of America's door.
FarmVille maker Zynga is in discussions with Lady Gaga over a potential promotional deal.
Publishers are only just beginning to mull over the potential uses for e-reading data.
Aid agencies have expressed concern over the potential impact of the move on thousands of displaced people.
But the panic over a potential reduction of productivity during the NCAA Tournament may be grossly inappropriate.
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There has been no shortage of Internet chatter over a potential watch design f rom Apple dubbed the iWatch.
But Pacquaio is said to be mulling over other potential fights as well.
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After speaking to over 30 potential companies and investors, Kupperman and Jacobson were introduced to Bhaskaran through a mutual friend.
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Two BBC Radio Scotland debates are to be held in southern Scotland over the potential impact of public sector cuts.
Like many other tech companies, Facebook holds the right of first refusal over any potential transaction on the secondary market.
Sterry added that, according to chief executive Julian Winter, the whole board has cast an eye over the potential buyer.
Wells Fargo cited reputational concerns over the potential of foreclosing on seniors as a reason for exiting the market in 2011.
The Baltimore Ravens recently had a little tiff with their baseball neighbors, the Orioles, over a potential scheduling conflict on Sept. 5.
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While optimism over the general business situation has dipped further, confidence has risen over the potential for exports in the year ahead.
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