With passions running high on both sides of the health care debate, it's likely they will only intensify in the hours leading up to final congressional action.

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In an opinion piece published in the Times of India newspaper she said the United States and India which have both experienced searing terrorist attacks should intensify anti-terrorism cooperation, and encourage Pakistan as it confronts the challenge of violent extremism.

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And with a substantial number of England's working midwives soon reaching retirement age, the problem could intensify, it says.

BBC: Booming birth rate 'a strain on NHS midwifery services'

The administration thinks it can intensify the second force by funding more basic research.

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The organisation said in a statement on 19 September it would intensify its talks with Canadian General John de Chastelain's arms commission.

BBC: Mitchell 'confident' about NI process