"I am deadened and heartsick beyond words to consider a life without Mary Travers and honoured beyond my wildest dreams to have shared her spirit and her career, " he said.

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They proposed to appoint, without due process, Mary Allen, the secretary of the Arts Council.

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The defense's game plan may last well into April, but without a successful Hail Mary pass, it will come up short of preventing a conviction.

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Particularly, new ads coming from the left - groups like MoveOn.org - going after Democrats who seem to be, in their view, wavering - Democrats like Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Ben Nelson of Nebraska - without understanding, seemingly, that these Democrats could be in very bad shape in their states and Republicans could get elected if they get too far out there on issues like health care and energy.

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The deputy leader of Plaid Cymru, Helen Mary Jones, says no plan like this could go ahead without the consent of the Welsh Assembly Government and the assembly itself, and she hints their approval might require money.

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"While we have actively participated in conversations around postal reform, and in particular, five-day delivery, we did not expect the USPS would act unilaterally, without congressional approval, and we await Washington's reaction and more details, " said its president, Mary Berner, in a statement.

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