It was a miserable scorecard in what is supposed to be a recession-proof industry that escaped the credit and liquidity problems plaguing other financial institutions.

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His speeches on social issues are meant to reassure swing voters that he shares their concerns. (Education for Mr Bush is what welfare reform was to Mr Clinton in 1992, proof positive to the swing voters that he is a new kind of politician.) His reputation as a bipartisan governor of Texas is meant to reassure independents that he can work with Democrats.

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"I have a file with what I believe is well-documented proof that will exonerate Paul, " LeMond added.

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Depressing fact: Income, as conventionally defined, is no proof of what you can safely spend from a portfolio without eroding your capital.

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It may point to their involvement but what's needed in a criminal trial is 99.9% proof.

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The burden of proof is often less a question of what is revealed than how much gets on the evening news.

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Now there is proof positive that Nokia is turning around what had been a business that woefully trailed in smart phones.

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And yet the rulings also made it easier for plaintiffs to sue by putting the burden of proof squarely on employers, and failing to say what is a reasonable anti-harassment policy.

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And this is what I've been teaching for years and years, but I never really had a proof of concept, really.

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What this says to me is that there is increasing proof that the advertising industry, which was once notorious for a lot of talk but little real change, is now visibly embracing it, and finally leveraging its own creative skills to help ensure its future.

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