But the rationale for spares is a corollary of Murphy's Law: Batteries run down precisely when you need them most.

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The use of foreign broadcast subscriptions puts publicans like Ms Murphy in breach of UK copyright law because the means by which they screen football is not via the authorised broadcaster - Sky Sports.

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"This nomination is too important to proceed without the Senate first knowing what happened during Brennan's tenures at the CIA and the White House, and whether all of his conduct was within the law, " Laura W. Murphy, director of the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office, said in a statement.

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