Whether taking and sending photos or looking up directions on the go, smartphones have become an essential accessory for many globetrotters.

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The bread and butter of wealthy lobbyists are earmarks -- taking money from the U.S. Treasury and sending it directly to their clients through spending bills.

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Taking in money by selling bonds and then sending the same money back out in the form of government spending can never increase NGDP.

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The markets also responded negatively, taking a bite out of the euro and sending it from a strong point of 1.30 to the dollar to 1.28.

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At that point, it stopped taking the products from French supplier Comigel and stopped sending them to retailers.

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They're prevented from rising to management positions in the workplace, and their families often relegate them to taking care of household tasks while sending their brothers off to school.

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Could Angolans at last be taking their fate into their own hands, sending a message to both the rebels and the government that enough is enough?

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Brazil joined the investment grade club in April and May 2008, sending the local Bovespa stock index to an all time high before profit taking took it lower in the summer of 2008.

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