But this whiff of hypocrisy is just one of the many problems with this proposition.

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But what I said at the time is what I meant, which is this was a one-time proposition.

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What would possess an asset manager to buy 30-year Treasuries with a locked in yield of 4% when the outlook for inflation over the next few years promises to make this a loosing proposition if not a disastrous one?

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One finds intense desire among Israelis that this first proposition will eventuate.

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As one Huawei rep put it, this is a value proposition, outfitted with a 4-inch display (we couldn't verify resolution) and 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 paried with 512MB RAM.

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This proposition is explored in a riveting book that will be published later this month by one of my colleagues, Kevin D.

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He saw this latest proposition seemingly breeze through yesterday by a vote of eight-to-zero, with one abstention.

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This is not exactly a cheery proposition, but a very possible, and I would argue very likely, one.

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And that's one reason why Alex Salmond is heading to Qatar this weekend, and China in early December, with a new proposition to boost the Scottish economy.

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