To their credit, even some prominent Democrats have taken exception to one part or another of the Clarke thesis.

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The couple say "cultural differences" led to the situation, and that the authorities had taken exception to them sleeping with the children and feeding them by hand.

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Though the Pease amendment was couched as a limitation on itemized deductions, it had very little to do with itemized deductions since it was based on income earned, not deductions taken (with one exception discussed below).

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The public safety exception does not set a hard time when questioning must stop and the suspect must be taken into court, but it's generally understood to be about 48 hours.

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Nine of the ten top leveraged buyouts ever have taken place since the beginning of last year (KKR's 1988 purchase of RJR Nabisco is the exception).

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With the possible exception of the last, which looks like just another excuse for delay, these ideas deserve to be taken up as soon as possible.

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