If they say our polls on Friday are not fair then we stand to lose out on investment opportunities.

BBC: Angolan voters' views

Just as important, though Mr Osborne might not always get an easy ride with Mervyn King, at least both sides know where they stand, and everyone has a fair idea where the Bank of England's responsibilities start and end.

BBC: Why the world envies Mr Osborne

Kennedy got him to oversee the American stand at the Seattle World's Fair in 1962.

ECONOMIST: Athelstan Spilhaus

He has said he might stand if there were reforms to guarantee a fair election and if he could run as an independent candidate.

BBC: ElBaradei in Facebook plea for reform in Egypt

At the Hong Kong art fair in May a special Hirst stand by his British dealer, White Cube Gallery, was swarming with young people having their photo taken in front of the works.

ECONOMIST: The art market

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FORBES: Stiglitz's "Epic Win": America's 1% Rich Make US Look Like Russia

Owner Rob Warren says he is reincarnating on the Web, though he recently resurfaced at the Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair (Feb. 19-21) as Last Stand Books.

FORBES: Ruined Skyline

Not only did the actor, pitchman and onetime Captain Kirk engage an in-orbit astronaut in a Twitter chat, he also joined the more raw world of Reddit and took a stand against what he saw as a culture there that permits a fair amount of racism and bigotry.

FORBES: William Shatner Dishes on His Foray Into Social Media

"To be fair to the players and to us, we need to know where we stand, " he said.

BBC: Abbott 'optimistic' over targets

In all of the states, you voted because you wanted a leader who will stand up for the deepest values of our party, a party that believes everyone should have a fair shot at the American dream, a party that cherishes every child, values every family, and counts every single vote.

CNN: Clinton will make 'no decisions tonight'