Until the final hour of the show -- it ran 30 minutes longer than planned -- "The Matrix, " a dark fantasy of futuristic terrorism, was building an impressive lead in technical awards.

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The news report - which ran for almost 40 seconds longer than the song itself - also included two views from members of the public on the controversy, with one saying it was "quite funny", while the other said it was "disgraceful".

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After the meeting, which ran at least 30 minutes longer than it was scheduled, sources said the administration will wait a few days before making a decision, hoping that the fact that such a meeting was held will push Arafat into action.

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Since its solar panels were no longer facing the sun, its batteries ran down and the mission was lost.

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Those severe brain injury survivors who were left with a set of residual physical, cognitive, and mental health problems could no longer expect to get private insurance once their COBRA ran out.

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Here are three medicines from our watch list of new drugs to watch that ran into roadblocks--including one that we think is no longer worth watching.

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Townsend's book had the benefit not only of being jargon-free, but also of being easily digestible it ran to around 250 pages and was broken up into small sections, none of which was longer than three pages.

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The property ran into financial trouble after Polk County, Iowa, opened a new jail in late 2008 and no longer needed to house inmates there, says John Mayeron, regional director for AmeriBid LLC.

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