That was reversed, based in part for concern for the oil fields, the desire to get those troops in on the ground and secure the oil field in the south and prevent a disaster there.

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So in January Mr Murkowski reversed himself and suggested using part of the Permanent Fund to pay state bills.

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Mercy High School, a Roman Catholic girls' school near Detroit, reversed an earlier decision and reinvited Ms Granholm to take part in a school fund-raiser this Saturday.

ECONOMIST: Not her fault, she says