In the meantime, several members are pressing ahead with bilateral trade agreements that pre-empt and, in the eyes of some, undermine collective negotiations.

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The main feature of Vodafone Radio DJ allows customers to "train" the pre-programmed radio channels to their own personal taste by pressing a button to indicate that they "like" or "dislike" a song.

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Frank Raines, the Budget Director, pre-emptively took his name out of the running, but Clinton is said to be pressing him to reconsider.

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