So did both Hillary Clinton, America's secretary of state, and, surprisingly, George W. Bush, who stirred from his post-presidential obscurity to ring Mr Cameron and urge him to bring the UUP into line.

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DCDoYourJob.com to urge their Congressmen and Senators to hold the line against more spending and debt.

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And I urge Congress to take us over the finish line, and send me a reform bill I can sign into law, so we can empower our people with consumer protections, and help prevent a financial crisis like this from ever happening again.

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In a letter to Mayor Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder (via Freemark), the business leaders behind M-1 urge the officials to push forward with the rail line as a complement to the bus-rapid system (BRT).

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Of course what really matters is actual supply, which should move in line with seasonally rising demand, and we urge key producers to respond accordingly.

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As we approach the end of the line, one of the passengers breaks into a song, as if to urge the tired train on those last few miles to Petushki.

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