"People are waiting to be paid, " Representative Frank LoBiondo, whose district includes Atlantic City and other coastal communities, said.

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Despite assurances that there would be "no dowry or financial support" expected and the authority would "not be subsiding West Somerset District Council", Lib Dem councillor Jefferson Horsley said it was a "disaster waiting to happen".

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Assuming the teller accepts the check as legitimate people living in a different Federal Reserve district than the one in which the check was issued have to deal with a waiting period before the funds are available.

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The district attorney is reviewing the evidence compiled by the police agencies that investigated the Camacho murders, but is waiting for Ortiz's lawyer to file a motion to vacate his client's conviction before taking a position on whether to support or oppose that motion.

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