But the plan has failed.

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He championed a six-point peace plan that has failed to take hold.

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That plan failed, and Cablevision has been unwinding those efforts since.

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The current European Union and International Monetary Fund plan to revive the Greek economy and its finances has failed.

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Mr Blair says he would be radical on welfare too, but so far has failed to come up with any coherent plan for reform or even to show any sign that he is thinking about one.

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And so the US and Israeli plan to respond to the Hamas takeover of Gaza by strengthening Fatah has failed.

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Fresh off her failed nomination to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumer advocate and Democrat Elizabeth Warren has announced her plan to run for the Senate in Massachusetts, challenging incumbent Republican Scott Brown.

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