During an early afternoon briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made unusually strong comments suggesting the general's job was hanging by a thread.
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If you want a strong Atlantic partnership, Robert Gates said, the "drift of the last 25 years can't continue".
Robert W. Baird analyst William Power notes that the strong debut for the iPhone 5 in China is in contrast to reports on Friday of very light traffic to Apple stores.
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"Despite the difficult business environment due to the economic slowdown in developed markets, Samsung achieved a solid performance and recovered its double-digit operating profit margin in the quarter, driven by strong sales of our smartphones, " said Robert Yi, Vice President and Head of Investor Relations.
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The actor Robert Redford has also been supporting the 18, 000-strong Hopi tribe and describes himself as their "close friend".
The official also pointed to a strong, long-standing relationship between Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller, who is expected to remain in that post.
Also, over strong London coffees, Isaac Newton, Christopher Wren and philosopher Robert Hooke met to discuss the movement of Earth and Dr John Wilkins mooted, for the first time ever, the idea of flying to the moon.
"We continue to believe that investor anxiety on Monsanto is misplaced as the company is not a cyclical stock but a technology growth machine that should keep rolling in 2009 and beyond, fueled by strong current product demand as well as an unrivaled pipeline, " said Robert Koort, an analyst at Goldman Sachs.
"While we had a disappointing quarter financially, customer adoption of our recently introduced microprocessor and graphics products and platform offerings is strong, and we see increasing momentum across our businesses, " said Chief Financial Officer Robert Rivet .
More so than in other sports, the successful pro football business model calls for strong, centralized decision making, either from the owner or his designated proxy (think Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones, with their six combined Super Bowl rings).
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