The residue turned up in at least three places at the apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the source said: the kitchen table, the kitchen sink and the bathtub.

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Rising arrears have been the source of much public outrage (see table).

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While the source is in machine-translated Japanese, that table comparing the Atom with Eee PC 900's Celeron and a typical ULV Core 2 Duo found in a wide range of full-sized, ultra-portable laptops speaks for itself.

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But that stance is a source of friction with Republicans, who say bigger changes need to be on the table for a deal to be reached by year's end.

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