Last year, Google had a table at one of the three main nightly events associated with CES. This year, the company just held a small party and rented a private meeting room.

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And although the START treaty with Russia was good enough, all three events missed the main point: the threat of proliferation from hostile, unbiddable states like Iran.

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Another possibility for the future: If the USTA rebuilds Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand as planned by 2018 or 2019, it could charge separate admission to its three main stadiums, as other tennis events do.

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