Up front there are minimal LED indicators including one for power, another for network connectivity and finally Sling's upside-down "U" that lets you know when someone is using it.

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Mr. ANTHONY PACE (Executive Director, The Plan Fund): Entrepreneurship has helped the U.S. be what it is, and I think, you know, the little guy needs that support so they can become something bigger and better.

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It's moving more towards Republicanism. as you know, we have two U.S. senators who are both Republican.

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You have a Republican candidate, Tom Tancredo, saying that, you know, he wants to really end undocumented immigrants' life in the U.S. How realistic is it that we can deport five percent of the workforce?

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To the left of the numbers are indicator lights letting you know whether it's locked or unlocked -- once unlocked, you can pull the metal "u" bar out from just underneath.

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