"The state is recognizing there are a lot of people in the emergency response business that need to be better trained, " Dr. Redlener said.

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That is, Obama is unwilling to commit himself to not recognizing a Palestinian state that will be in a de facto state of war with Israel.

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They see that Obama has refused to rule out the possibility of recognizing a Palestinian state even if that state is declared without a peace treaty with Israel.

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But she had previously been in a civil union with someone else in Vermont, which had never been dissolved because California wasn't recognizing the other state's civil unions at that time.

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That deal included recognizing Sanogo as former head of state, with a salary and mansion.

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One thing that the state of Texas started working on immediately over the weekend was recognizing that, you know, we had some shelters that were too close to the coast, and we were still in hurricane season, so they did start doing some planning and making some efforts to relocate people.

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Most of the money would go to state and local health departments, to train local physicians and laboratories in recognizing symptoms of anthrax, smallpox and other worrisome agents.

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For those originating from state statute, two broad categories can be drawn: (1) those recognizing trust protectors for domestic asset protection trusts, and (2) those recognizing trust protectors for private trusts.

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