That may be true, but the fact that the U.S. asks that question so often is one of the reasons it has not declined.

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One session asks whether the U.S. can stay competitive when technology innovation is being embraced by every other nation.

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NVE's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, asks for the court to set aside the ban because it violates the 1994 law.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panels, in which the agency asks physicians for independent recommendations about drugs, are often contentious.

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The report calls for countries -- particularly European nations and the U.S. -- to grant asylum to thousands of refugees and asks that the United Nations hold a conference with government officials and international donors to assess the crisis.

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