The Department of Homeland Security is compiling a broad new database that it says needs to spot potential terrorist threat.

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Indeed, it is doctors who usually come up with the ideas in the first place, helping Medtronic spot potentially lucrative unmet medical needs.

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To offer a good return, an actor needs to be in the sweet spot where someone like Galifianakis lives right now.

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But to keep its top spot as best Asian city for innovation, Singapore needs to stay open to new ideas, new cultures, and new entrants, adds Solidiance.

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Notre Dame needs to beat USC Saturday to secure its spot in the title game.

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Among the Brazilian bidders, Bradesco needs Banespa to stay out in front, and Itau needs it to come close to the top spot.

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More and more companies are realizing that to make their million-dollar TV investments work harder for them, significant resource and creativity needs to be put into the media around a TV spot, no matter how creative it is.

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Apart from employment schemes, an affected country needs grain reserves, rural roads, and the ability to spot distress and move grain quickly.

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The prevailing wisdom in AK is that its activism in the region makes it more valuable to the EU. As for America, the hope is that because it needs Turkey in Iraq and Afghanistan, it will put up with a spot of bother.

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