In a letter to the Transport Secretary, she accused ministers of pre-judging the outcome of the inquiry.

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At a meeting packed with local business people, politicians and journalists in a Chinese restaurant, she distanced herself from pre-judging any options at this stage.

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"We would not be pre-judging the guilt or innocence of James Murdoch or of News Corporation in asking him to stand aside" said a source.

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Other major themes at the show, judging from pre-CTIA email pitches, include cloud-based services that will store media and stream it to multiple devices, mobile video editing tools, easy ways to monitor data usage and ever-smaller cellular base stations.

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Judging from his pre-election campaign, Abe plans to take a strong stance on these issues.

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And judging from the market response, the news was positive for the stock that gained 6 percent in pre-market trade.

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