Later that year, a Wall Street contact arranged a meeting with Philip Anschutz, a reclusive tycoon who had sold Southern Pacific Railroad to Union Pacific and, in a stroke of genius, kept the right to lay fibre-optic cable along the tracks of both railways.

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Sir Michael said the secret to boosting children's reading and writing abilities - and their overall academic performance - lay in getting things right when they were young.

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But he said it was quite probable that the problems lay even further back than childhood - right back to the womb.

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Unlike with the current affair, Lay waived his right to a jury trial on the bank-loan charges.

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Or if you didn't have an opportunity to speak, but you've got this burning idea that is really going to set the world on fire, I want to make sure that you've got the opportunity to -- (laughter) -- that you've got the opportunity to lay it out right now.

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But I think what we are doing right now is providing a -- what we should do, an effort to protect civilians and then to lay the groundwork for moving forward on these broader efforts.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Judge Sim Lake, a by-the-books judge if there ever was one, will levy a verdict himself because Lay waved his right to a jury trial in hopes of a speedy decision on the bank fraud allegation.

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