Richard "Dick" Lynch is president of FB Associates, LLC, which provides advisory and consulting services at the intersection of technology, marketing, and business operations.

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This upgraded, high-resolution, compact digital camera with a fixed lens is named in honor of Richard "Dick" Merrill, the co-creator of the Foveon X3 Direct Image Sensor technology that powers Sigma's unique lineup of cameras.

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Senators Dick Durbin and Richard Blumenthal, Democrats of Illinois and Connecticut, also want to determine the consequences of combining caffeine and other common additives, like taurine and guarana.

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White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry says House Speaker Newt Gingrich, House Majority Leader Dick Armey, House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and Sen.

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In Indiana, the Republican faithful contrived to put a safe seat at risk by tossing out the incumbent of 36 years, Dick Lugar, in favour of Richard Mourdock, a tea-party hero.

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Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) are accompanying Senate Majority Leader Reid on the trip.

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