Butcher has given them a deadline for an answer but has refused to make the date public.

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He refused to confirm his date of birth and contacted Nationwide on a number he knew to be genuine to ask what the problem was.

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By contrast, Barack Obama has, to date, steadfastly refused to upgrade the nation's nuclear capabilities.

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To spare themselves further embarrassment, officials have refused to set a new opening date.

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To date, Obama has refused to say if he will recognize such a unilaterally declared Palestinian state.

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Six of the men have entered not guilty pleas, two are to plead at a later date while another man refused to enter a plea.

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As usual, Apple has refused to confirm the rumored September 12 launch date or any details about the look or features of the new device.

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Throughout this delay the IRS appeared to be writing new rules as it went along, altered its explanation for the holdup, misrepresented facts, made unreasonable requests, refused to provide any estimate of a decision date and stonewalled us in other ways.

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Hours after the Supreme Court refused to intervened, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson Monday ordered an execution date be set for Hain and another convicted killer, while ruling out DNA testing.

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