But in a symbolic protest of what the State Department Wednesday termed Iran's appalling and deplorable treatment of election protestors, it is withdrawing invitations for Iranian diplomats to attend traditional U.S.embassy Fourth of July parties.

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Ms. MINOW: It's when they get paid that kind of money by - for destroying shareholder value, it's an outrage, it's appalling.

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It's appalling to use it clinically until the evidence is in.

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Nobody derived any pleasure from either the giving or the receiving, and it's appalling to see what some stores feel they can charge for a tie.

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