The nearly half-century old programme, one of the Democrats' signature achievements, is suffering under two pressing burdens - the ever-growing cost of an inefficient healthcare system and the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation, more and more of whom are becoming eligible for benefits.

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Our base foundation around virtualization of Big Data has been tried around the world under the most pressing conditions and across applications and transactional systems.

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At Myint Soe's garment factory on the outskirts of Rangoon, rows of women hunch over sewing machines and irons under neon lights, pressing, folding, hemming, in stifling heat.

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After a review under the coalition, the NHS is pressing ahead with plans to reduce the number of units across the area from 12 to eight.

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With an indignant Indian media at its back, and two grieving families pressing for justice, the government is under pressure to take a tough line.

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Under its innovation banner, the Obama Administration is pressing for better.

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It documents how the Obama administration sought to obscure the serious defects in the treaty it had negotiated by pressing the Senate to conduct its advice and consent responsibilities under circumstances that were calculated to render oversight exceedingly superficial and debate cursory, at best.

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Finally, under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has no "more pressing need" or higher obligation than to provide for the common defense.

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Under French law, authorities may hold terrorism suspects for a maximum of 96 hours without pressing charges, meaning the detention of those arrested Friday will expire on Tuesday.

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