If Luddite CEOs could grasp the power of using apps for everything from seeing their appointments for the day, to checking into flights, to reading news and analyst reports, they might see an application of the device to their company.

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Sunni leaders are expected to use their influence with the insurgents as a bargaining chip in negotiations over a new government, but Mutlaq says the insurgents are watching, waiting to see if politicians can achieve what they haven't so far, an American withdrawal and a greater grasp on power.

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Once you grasp the decisive influence of power concerns in political outcomes, it becomes much easier to understand the internal rhythms of the federal government.

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