The Italian Prime Minister says he's not going to this week's leaders' summit to "rubber stamp" pre-agreed proposals.

BBC: War of words for euro summit

Used to be (remember those days?) that the high quality of some self-published books (and even proposals pre-word-processing) was a great way to quickly determine the commitment of the author and often even was a harbinger of the quality of the prose itself.

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Tesco officials answered 27 pages of pre-submitted questions on proposals for a store in Bridgwater's Northgate.

BBC: Bridgwater residents 'insulted' by Tesco over store plans

Legislative proposals to pre-empt new federal gun restrictions also have arisen in Wyoming, Utah and Alaska.

NPR: Sheriffs, State Lawmakers Push Back On Gun Control

It is time for CIOs to refocus and lead their teams toward breakthrough technology innovation, pre-empting new business value proposals for their company to deliver to the market.

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It is also looking at proposals for a new pre-school linked with the new school building.

BBC: Watermoor Primary School to move closer to new housing

Nick Harvey, for the Liberal Democrats, dismissed the proposals as a "pre-election gimmick".

BBC: NHS shake-up announced

Romney said his health care proposals include protections for pre-existing conditions.

FORBES: No, Romney's Plan Is Not Better For People With Pre-Existing Conditions

For future years our aim is to continue the same level of support for those on lower incomes and I shall bring forward proposals to do this at the Pre-Budget Report.

BBC: Full statement: Tax changes

Pre-electoral calculation had certainly seemed to be the context for Mr Fabius's tax proposals, which deserve more praise for political astuteness than for economic boldness.

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