The two sides were hoping to get a new treaty in place by December 5 the date of START-One's expiration.

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The company will announce a start date for that fee sometime this spring, she said, and tickets purchased via third-party sites such as Travelocity or Orbitz before the start date will not be assessed the carry-on fee.

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Elections to the deanery synods are due in spring 2014 - "so that's obviously a key first date to start getting people motivated, " said Ms Weir.

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Although the commission points to worries over the hotly contested matter of media freedom and implies that the erection of a statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje was a provocative gesture, it recommends for the third time that the country be given a date to start accession talks.

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