When the south votes in the 2011 referendum, Abyei state will exercise a special dispensation (which is nothing to do with the ruling at The Hague) letting it choose whether to stay in a federal Sudan or to secede with the south.

ECONOMIST: A ruling from The Hague pleases the north and vexes the south

Another worry is that any restraint Serbia might exercise on its special forces and paramilitary units could be lost if communication systems are destroyed by bombing.

ECONOMIST: The West versus Serbia

Afghanistan may be landlocked, but the Marines' own elite unit, the Special Boat Service, who often train and exercise alongside the SAS, could also be deployed.

BBC: Elite UK troops stand by

Mr Howe was also unhappy, arguing that while "I totally agree about the importance of the exercise", the Treasury should also get special treatment.

BBC: Margaret Thatcher's spending cuts 'upset her ministers'

"The FBI agents were participating in a maritime counterterrorism exercise involving helicopters and a ship, " Special Agent Ann Todd, an FBI spokeswoman, wrote in an email Monday night.

NPR: FBI: Agents Fell To Deaths Training Off Va. Coast

For starters, eliminating anything from the Code has become an exercise in futility in light of the army of special interest groups and professional lobbyists who fight on behalf of even the most narrow, industry-specific provisions contained in the law.

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In conclusion, as you look this week for the last stocks that may pay special dividends, keep the criteria discussed earlier in mind, and consider purchasing a call spread that allows you to exercise one side and collect the dividend or make money on an up move, yet is defined in risk to the downside.

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