In the days when what is now called terrestrial radio -- that is, free radio, broadcast by local stations -- ruled, you couldn't help hearing his voice as you twisted the dial through the stations in your town.

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What is certain now is that the agencies won't be able to avoid handing out free credit reports.

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What that means is that the PS3 is now as free to modify as any PC, with the only limits being the hardware under the hood.

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Still, some say free trade made Canada what it is now - confident.

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What's different now is that more departments are releasing their data for free.

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That's what is likely happening now, as waistline-watchers discover that gluten-free diets and exotic health foods like quinoa aren't automatically slimming.

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For now the service seems to be free, although it is unclear what the pricing model will look like once the service leaves beta.

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Tom Higgins, the boss of Best Western, says free access is becoming the norm because travellers object to paying for what they now regard as an essential service.

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Of these, 40 have now been approved to what is known as "business case" and nine - including the West London Free School - have passed to what is called "the pre-opening stage".

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No one says that free high school education is a socialist program, now that we know it is not enough, what is the rationale NOT to provide post-secondary education for free after all it is an investment in our next generation.

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