While this may be the case, PR continues to take a larger bite of the marketing pie, through social and while there is a struggle for ownership, PR is much better positioned at the strategy table.

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With luck, a sharp second-quarter slowdown will lead to a calmer economy in the second half of the year as the Asia effect continues to bite and domestic demand slows.

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All the while, its commitment to austerity continues to bite the average person -- and they aren't getting a bailout.

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