From 1942 to 1964, under the Bracero program (as in "brazo", which is Spanish for arm as in someone who works with his arms and hands), nearly 5 million guest workers came in and out of the United States.

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British Telecom is considering abandoning its plans for a floatation of its wireless arm, including BT Cellnet, in favour of a merger with Telefonica Moviles, the mobile phone arm of the Spanish telecoms company.

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What has been brought to my attention is an interesting new way to hive off the 315 RBS branches, which the bank was on course to sell to Santander, before the UK arm of that Spanish giant dropped the deal.

BBC: Investors want to buy RBS's Williams & Glyn's

But my dim recollection is that the single most important factor in selecting a stroller, besides price (particularly when you're rushing for the crosstown bus with your kid under your arm, or chasing it down the Spanish Steps), is weight.

WSJ: Cutting Edge, for Baby

Though the Spanish were rarely at their dazzling best, their trademark short-passing game kept France comfortably at arm's length, as they controlled the ball for 60% of the game and restricted the French to just one shot on goal.

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