Therefore, in order to establish proof of principle that they can hold ground over the long-term against the Tea Party, Democrats had to at least moderately erode the gains made by Republicans in 2010.

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On Wednesday he told AFP news agency that negotiators would seek a halt to attacks on civilians as proof that rebel leaders had influence on the ground.

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The development would see the toilet building and cafe knocked down and replaced with "modern vandal proof facilities, keeping the ladies, gents and disabled all on the ground floor".

BBC: St Helier plan for toilets and offices

This is just the latest in a series of ground-breaking procedures to be performed at Craigavon and is further proof that district general hospitals in Northern Ireland often punch above their weight when it comes to research and development and embracing new technologies.

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The two documents are proof that "EPA officials were aware of the severity of the danger at Ground Zero in contrast to their public statements at the time, " said Joel Kupferman, an environmental lawyer with the Environmental Justice Project who obtained the documents through Freedom of Information Act requests.

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In Vietnam many believe that ground rhino horn can be used to cure cancer - although there is no scientific proof of this - and horns taken to the the Middle East are used to make handles for ornamental daggers.

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