As many as 100, 000 voters were expected to cast pre-Election Day votes, but long lines were the order of the day Thursday and Friday, particularly at the six polling places set up in Broward County, with early birds waiting up to two hours to cast their ballots.

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Pre-publication leaks tried to cast Mr Brown as the champion of defence: he would fund fully two new aircraft carriers, as well as the Typhoon fighter and the Joint Strike Fighter, all the while maintaining the army at about 100, 000 men and remaining committed to the war in Afghanistan.

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She long has used coffee shops to interview cast and crew and to work on pre-production.

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In contrast to Wall Street peers such as Morgan Stanley ( MS), Goldman is on a trajectory to report EPS figures near pre-crisis highs, even as new regulations and tepid economic growth cast a pall on overall revenue.

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Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor, at 80 years old, is ineligible to cast a vote but he is heading to Rome to take part in pre-meetings before the conclave begins.

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