But if the public option dies, some kind of health-care reform is more likely to survive.

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And if you find yourself trying to untangle such accounts after your spouse dies, give yourself some time, says Karen Altfest, a New York financial planner who specializes in working with widows.

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From Atkins' vantage point, even if the energy bill dies in the Senate (as some predict it may), her company is positioned to reap the benefits of the transition away from fossil fuels and toward a lower-carbon economy.

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But to paraphrase Oscar Wilde, a thing is not necessarily true because a brand dies for it, so here are some portions of his letter and some of our observations from a loyalty and engagement perspective.

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Some, like the elephant, are capable of mourning for their kind if one dies.

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In Shanghai and vicinity, some restaurants have taken to remove poultry dishes from the menu altogether until the scare dies down.

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"Couples seeking IVF treatment should consider reaching some agreement about what is to happen to their embryos if they separate and also if the genetic father dies before transfer of the embryo to the woman, " she said.

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Others argue that even if robots could be more accurate under some restricted circumstances at some unknown time in the future, we just shouldn't grant machines the decision about who lives or dies.

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