But Iraqiya is now fragmented with some prominent Sunni figures fielding their own slates of candidates.
Most slates have these buttons on the sides, and we definitely prefer that setup.
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But for many consumers, slates will be held the way books are, in the hands.
This idea that all children are blank slates and that all that then happens is societally imprinted.
Before the end of the year, we'll likely see similarly performing slates from other Android hardware partners.
Like a laptop, slates will be judged on factors such as speed, screen size, and battery life.
They ranged from single-sport mergers, like Ballston Spa and Stillwater in Alpine skiing, to full slates of sports.
Let's just hope Redmond gets its own stable of planned slates and PCs out to market first.
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Toshiba clearly went back to the drawing board to improve upon the chintzy build quality of its Thrive slates.
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Slates may seek to occupy a device class in between smartphones and notebooks, but they have their own dynamics.
Both slates include 1GB RAM, 8GB built-in storage with microSD support, a 2-megapixel rear camera and a front-facing VGA counterpart.
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Not so in Romania, where Evolio has served up its share of slates and laptops for the home crowd.
Thieves trying to steal lead lining damaged roofing slates at Swinton Hall Care Home causing a leak, Greater Manchester Police said.
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The Excite range of tablets replaces Toshiba's old line of Thrive slates, which were offered in both a 7-inch and 10-inch model.
This year, prepare for a wider range of manufacturers to join the Windows 8 brigade, offering simple slates alongside various hybrid designs.
The force has also had reports of problems caused by Christmas street decorations, shop signs, roof slates, a chimney pot and fencing.
Florida would send duelling slates to Washington, one with the backing of the legislature, one by ruling of the state Supreme Court.
In his budget Mr Chidambaram promised to wash clean the slates of about 30m small farmers by the time the next monsoon falls.
But, said Mr Sinofsky, Windows Phone 7 was aimed at smaller devices and the full version would be for larger tablets, slates and netbooks.
He cited netbooks being the record for the company, and that people want to use slates not only for "content consumption, " but also creation.
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Those few days were jam packed full of 84-inch 4K televisions, super-sized smartphones and both Windows 8 slates and hybrids.
But as promising as blank slates are, they are also dangerous.
Speaking after the incident, Mr Steer said the lorry had "embedded" itself in the side of his house, and ripped off guttering, slates, bargeboard and electric cable.
We'll be honest: the performance and responsiveness on both tablets was pretty zippy, but we'd say the difference between these and other slates is subtle at best.
"There was a huge boom in the shipping industry, with the slates being carried down from Blaenau Ffestiniog - which brought these two towns together, " she said.
Fearful that their candidates will be assassinated, most of the main groups are not disclosing most of the names on their slates, beyond a few well-known figures.
There have been lots of questions about bins, chimneys and slates and other loose debris damaging parked cars, and resulting calls to unsympathetic councils about their wayward property.
Homeowner Kevin Steer said the lorry is "embedded" in the side of his house, and has caused considerable damage, including ripping off guttering, slates, bargeboard and electric cable.
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