The House speaker's reasoning was that the passage of Plan B and the spending bill would put the onus on Obama and Senate Democrats to accept them or offer a compromise.

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He could be a heavy hitter himself: Just listen to the passage from Franz Liszt's B minor Sonata (on the left side of this page), which some critics say surpasses his definitive 1932 version.

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In another amusing passage, Gloria Swanson rebels against Cecil B.

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The winner of Saturday's clash in Cardiff is likely to top Pool B and theoretically earn an easier passage in the quarter-finals.

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Despite the passage of 60 years since its inception, the B-52 remains the most common heavy bomber in the Air Force fleet.

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B. 4128 was important because it followed the passage of the Utah Legal Tender Act in March.

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