Franchises in Tampa Bay and Oakland are desperate for new ballparks and without public support may be forced to relocate.

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"Our objective is to restore the viability of banks receiving aid so that they are able to function without public support in the future, " the European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said.

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"Despite having tremendous voluntary support, but without public subsidy and with increased competition, we no longer have the ready finances to move forward and support a festival for another year, " it said.

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So, without a champion or broad public support, is there little wonder why our carrier resources continue to erode?

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And the digital economy will not create jobs without public policies designed both to support its development and to help productivity spread across the entire economy.

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By disassociating morality from actions, a person can wholeheartedly support the public figure without being subject to self-reproach.

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Without cross-party support the German leader will struggle to secure public backing for bailing out Germany's neighbours, he says.

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But the danger is that without proper accountability, it will find it much harder to win the sort of public support that the Bundesbank and the Fed have enjoyed.

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