It is a policy U-turn from the "iron fist" tactics used against the gangs for years in Central America.

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The world has plenty of potash 610 years worth, which ensures centuries more of fertilizer-making, and 590 years of known iron-ore reserves, according to U.S. Geological Survey estimates.

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By making Iron Man 3 as a U.S.-China coproduction, Disney would collect a 38% cut of the box office as befits a domestic film.

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Before parliament convened, several members joined al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad to iron out details on what would unfold.

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He will view the Dead Sea Scrolls, which point to an ancient Jewish link to Israel, and he will inspect an Iron Dome battery, a missile-defense system that Israel set up with U.S. help.

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After arriving in Tel Aviv, Mr. Obama viewed an Iron Dome battery, part of Israel's rocket-defense system that was developed with U.S. assistance.

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When Jack Nicklaus pulled out his 1-iron at the 238-yard 17th hole at Pebble Beach in the final round of the 1972 U.S. Open, he knew one thing: That ball was going right at the flagstick. (It landed within inches of the cup.) The same goes for entrepreneurs, investors, soldiers, artists, spouses and all the rest of us making resolutions for 2013.

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